The Dark Web: What You Need to Know Before You Visit
When you hear the term “dark web,” it might conjure up images of illegal pornography, hacker forums, or terrorist groups planning attacks. And while some of this is true, the dark web links also hosts a lot of legitimate information that’s useful to people like journalists and activists. The difference between the dark web links and regular Internet is that you can’t search for things on the dark web links with a typical browser like Chrome or Firefox. Instead, you need to use a special browser called Tor (an abbreviation of “The Onion Routing”), which encrypts your data and routes it through a randomized link of encrypted servers known as nodes. This makes it difficult for anyone to trace your activity on the dark web. It’s not necessarily illegal to browse the dark web, but you can get in trouble if you buy or sell anything there. This includes drugs, illegal firearms, stolen passwords, and other items that can be used for criminal activity. Additionally, you can be charged with a c...