What is the dark web..?
The dark web is the deeper part of the internet that isn’t visible to normal search engines or browsers. They can be accessed with the help of an anonymizing browser called Tor.
Deep web vs Dark web: What’s the difference?
People confuse the terms “deep web” and “dark web” sometimes and end up thinking both are the same, but they are not. The term deep web refers to any webpage that is not readily accessible through search engines such as Google, Bing or Yahoo. The webpages that is accessible only after a sign-in comes under this category. If we put in layman’s terms, the deep web is another level of internet residing below the normal surface web.
Gmail account, banking portal, membership websites, Twitter, LinkedIn are a few examples of the deep web. Most of the information we access online requires some form of authentication. Search engines don’t index these authentication-protected webpages for a good reason, only you be able to access your page, not everyone else.
The dark web is what resides under the deep web, the darkest part of the internet. Is is intentionally hidden and requires the use of special browser Tor to access. The size of the dark web is unknown. Dark web is mostly used for illicit purposes.
Dark web definition
Dark web is a hidden part of the internet. It cannot be accessed directly using surface search engines. It is no doubt that you never heard of it before as it mostly used for criminal activity due to its anonymity.
Mainly dark web is famous for its markets where an individual can buy whatever he wants. Items like credit card numbers, drugs, guns, counterfeit money, electronic goods, stolen/hacked subscription. From drugs to software everything is available. You can check our post here to see real screenshots of the dark web.
It also has its legitimate side. Even Facebook, New York Times, BBC have onion domains on the dark web.
