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Dangerous Effects of the Deep Web

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by Nabil Amsyar Most of us may have only heard about the dark web but do you really think that it is only a fiction? The dark web is real and it is the part of the internet that is not accessible to everyone. The main reason it is a really dangerous site for someone who is not expert in the digital world. Firstly, the dark web is a common place for underground black markets, hacking communities and   illegal pornography. For the public internet users, browsing the dark web without enough knowledge about it is like walking around a Zika infected village. There are several dangerous effects of the dark web which includes the danger of being tracked by a stalker, our computer being attacked by malware and the psychological effects on the victims. The danger of being tracked by a stalker is the treacherous effect of the dark web. As mention earlier, the dark web is the place that has lots of hackers that we need to be aware of it. They can easily track our hom

What is good about Tor browser

by Christina Have you heard about the dark web? Do you know how to access the dark web?So what is so good about TOR browser? TOR browser gives the users many benefits which are saving cost, protecting users'privacy and gaining new informations.           First of all, using TOR browser saves cost as it is free of charge. TOR browser is a worldwide network that can be downloaded easily. Porup, 2018 stated that TOR browser is available either on mobile, Android,Google Play Store or Apple App Store. According to Hypponen, (2017) TOR browser is free of charge compared to VPN which required payment for maintenance of the network. Lambert (2013) stated that TOR browser is a non-profit project and has been around for many years. Therefore, TOR browser helps the Internet users save money.            Next,TOR browser helps to protect the users'privacy by hiding users’online traffics. This can help the users to avoid stalker. Porup,2018 explained that TOR browser help the Inte

Rays of the Dark

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by Zulaikha The whole internet visualised       Imagine the internet as a huge iceberg floating on the ocean.The iceberg seen on the surface is called the Surface Web where you can have access to Yahoo, Google, Facebook, CNN and more. As you dive in deeper you will see the sunken sid e of the iceberg and it is called the Dark Web. Here, you can browse through TOR and have access to academic databases, government reports, political protest, financial or even medical reports. As this platform makes you stay anonymous, it is often proned to be used for illegal activities such as weapon sale, child pornography or plotting terrorist attack. But that is not always the case. There is always an untold side of every dark story. Despite being used to do evil, Dark Web could also be your medium to do good.Protecting whistle blowers and sources, circumventing government restrictions and providing vast information are among those rays in the dark.      Edward Snowden, Whistleblower

The Currency and Exchange on the deep web

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by Rezaq Amir Dark web users access the site anonymously Majority of the internet users or even you are only aware of what is happening on the surface web or the tip of the ‘iceberg’ and sometimes aren’t even bother to think or maybe wonder what the immersed side of the ‘ice berg’ has to offer. The deep web is a real part of the internet itself and not a hoax or even dark fantasies that is told from a generation to generation, it is actually the non-indexed website, which means by ultilize a specific tool, will grant user the access to the underworld. The deep web is often used as a proxy of an exchange or trading that occurs ‘below the surface’. Speaking of trading, in a normal ways, it will surely involve money, yet it’s not the same money we been using on our daily life, deep web have their own type of currency used for the transaction across the web. The facts about the deep web currency and exchange are they use more than four digital currency, there are numerous cre