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Dark Net and Deep web

2020 AUG 17

Preliminary   > Science and Technology   >   Digital technology   >   Cyber space

Why in news?

  • India discussed "misuse" of the darknet and modern technology for drug trafficking during a recent webinar conference of BRICS nations

About Dark net:

  • Dark Net (or Darknet) is an umbrella term describing the portions of the Internet purposefully not open to public view or hidden networks whose architecture is superimposed on that of the Internet.
  • "Darknet" is often associated with the encrypted part of the Internet called Tor network where illicit trading takes place.
  • Darknet works on an encrypted connection which means most of the dealings made using the deep web are untraceable.
  • For transactions, the criminals can take advantage of the cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which leave no trace of where the money was sent and from where it was originated.
  • The term 'darknet' was popularised by major news outlets, despite the terminology being unofficial.
  • Dark net is closely associated with the concept of Dark web as the term dark web is used to indicate the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets.

Dark web and Deep web:

  • The deep web, invisible web, or hidden web are parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard web search-engines.
  • The opposite term to the deep web is the "surface web", which is accessible to anyone/everyone using the Internet.
  • The content of the deep web includes many very common uses such as web mail, online banking, private or otherwise restricted access social-media pages and profiles.
  • The dark web forms a small part of the deep web although sometimes the term deep web is mistakenly used to refer specifically to the dark web.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements  regarding Dark web and Deep Web:
1.Deep web is a subset of Dark web  in concept.
2.Dark Web can be difficult for security agencies to track.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question