This allowed the Dark Web to grow as people could anonymously access websites. In 2004, Tor was released as an open source software. Tor directs internet traffic through complex layers of relays to conceal a user’s location and identity (hence the onion analogy). Tor, which stands for “The Onion Router”, is how the majority of people anonymously access the Dark Web. To reach beyond this layer of the internet, users need to use Tor or a similar technology. It contains medical records, government documents, and other, mostly innocuous information that is password protected, encrypted, or simply not hyperlinked. Basically, this is the layer of the internet that is quasi-accessible and not indexed by search engines. The next layer down, we encounter the largest portion on the internet – the Deep Web. Believe it or not, this familiar part of the web only comprises less than 10% of the total data on the internet. Websites in this layer tend to be indexed by search engines and can be easily accessed using standard browsers. The internet most people are familiar with is called the Surface Web. Much like the ocean, the internet is divided into defined layers. Today’s infographic, from Cartwright King Solicitors, cuts through the mystique and provides an entertaining and practical overview of the Deep Web and the Dark Web. One imagines a place where the dark side of human nature flourishes away from the eyes – and laws – of society at large. It conjures up images of hitmen, illegal drugs, and pedophilia.
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