You may have heard the terms Tor and dark web in the media. However, using these sites is not as risky as they sound. Actually, it’s easy to get it up and running.
The dark web is comprised of websites that aren’t being indexed by search engines like Google. The dark web is the area of the Internet that contains data and information that are normally kept private. Email inboxes and Google Drive folders are stored on the deep web. They aren’t visible to the public when using a standard browser.
On the dark web, there are numerous sites that are used for legitimate reasons. SecureDrop for instance, is a dark-web site that allows anonymously submitting sensitive information by whistleblowers. There are other websites where users can purchase and sell stolen credentials, such as passwords and credit card numbers. These sites are called’marketplaces. The most famous examples are Silk Road, AlphaBay and numerous others.
Tor is the mainstay of the dark web. It carries your internet connection through a variety of volunteer servers that are scattered around the world. This makes it impossible for anyone to track your activities. Tor is so named because the data it encodes is processed through a variety of layers similar to the onion layering on pizza, which helps to keep your identity safe.
