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forget another password and keep all
your online accounts secure if you've
seen our shows on the dark web you'll
know some of the things you can find
there we talked before about illegal
activities happening there but there's
much more to this place you might find
whistleblowers in the dark web perhaps
fearful of their identity being
uncovered human rights journalists might
also publish here with an understanding
that their work can't be traced back to
them
critics of oppressive governments might
air their concerns there while others
just want absolute privacy when talking
to people about their health welcome to
this episode of the infographics show
how to access the dark web first let's
give you a 101 on the dark web sources
differ on how much of the Internet can
be seen using a standard browser in the
story
NPR told us that 96% of the Internet is
not available through normal browsers
call it the iceberg theory which means
the Internet we see is just the tip
other resources tell us it's more like
90 percent which is still huge so what
exactly are we not seeing first of all
we should understand the difference
between the Deep Web and dark net sites
the Deep Web might not be quite as
degenerate as the dark web the Deep Web
is simply part of the web that can't be
accessed through conventional browsers
one expert tells us despite many
representations of a nefarious
underground operating out of site the
Deep Web is mostly benign private
databases and web resources not meant to
be accessed by the general public
lots of data online isn't available to
our prying eyes companies our banks have
private databases or some websites might
not want to be indexed they want to
remain unsearchable it's not really that
surprising that most of the information
flowing around the internet is protected
but then we have the dark web and that's
a totally different thing this is a
place where one wants absolute anonymity
not to say people don't get found they
do as we said you might find political
dissidents working there in some
countries you can still lose your
freedom or life for criticizing a leader
or ruler how does it work how do people
get this anonymity they require well the
darknet both incorporates encryption and
also uses special privacy browsers the
best-known is tor which is sometimes
called The Onion Router it's a free
software
that directs traffic through a massive
network consisting of thousands of
relays these servers are run by
volunteers here's an explanation by the
Tor project tours users employ this
network by connecting through a series
of virtual tunnels rather than making a
direct connection thus allowing both
organizations and individuals to share
information over public networks without
compromising their privacy we're told
that the Tor network was created by the
US Navy and is still partly funded by
the US government people can publish
websites that can't be tracked tor tells
us that while many people might think
chat rooms are just full of rather
strange people talking about eating each
other or making a poodle burger many
people go to hidden chat rooms to
discuss privately how they survived
abuse or perhaps talk about an illness
they have that they're afraid could be
found out in chat rooms outside of
private browsing this is a good thing of
course because why shouldn't people at
times have a bit of privacy
you might remember probably the most
infamous site the Silk Road a
marketplace where you could buy many
things that you won't be seeing sold in
the local shopping mall but some of
these items were just regular things
more recently alphab a enhancer were
also closed but these sites were run as
hidden services or onion surfaces on the
Tor network but this show isn't about
what we find on the dark web it's more
of a how-to show to tell you how to
access the dark web it actually isn't
hard at all so first get yourself a
virtual private network or VPN if you're
intending to get on the dark web this is
easy just Google VPNs even our sponsor
dashlane has a VPN some are free some of
them cost a small amount of money you
don't need a VPN but if you want to get
extra secure get one
even if tor was compromised and you were
visiting the dark net sites because you
had a VPN it's very unlikely you could
be traced okay so you have your VPN and
you're ready to access the tor browser
to do this just go to tor and download
it couldn't be easier only download from
the Tor site if you google the words
download tor browser you should see the
top result as the Tor project just wait
and then install the browser on your
machine next you'll have the option to
start the tor browser this you will do
and you will have access to dot onion
website if you want to visit
marketplaces simply find a darknet
market list you might also go to the
popular databases the onion
directory and the hidden wiki these will
tell you how to access most things in
the dark web note some people say it's
best to not change the window size while
in the tour as authorities can track you
easier if you do others say also turn
off JavaScript some others say that you
should put tape over your webcam because
you just never know hey Mark Zuckerberg
does it disable your mic to basically
shut down all apps that are on your
computer it should go without saying
that you don't use your real name and
try not to send anyone a photo of
yourself you should also use an
anonymous email account when you're done
with your session just shut your
computer down
voila you've been in the dark net and
you've done it the safest way the dark
web can be a pretty scary place but for
most people they really just want to
look for themselves for one reason to
see if their personal information is
being bought and sold on digital
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subscription today how many of you have
accessed the dark web what were you
looking for and what did you find
did you have any dark web tips for us
tell us in the comments also be sure to
check out our other video the rise and
fall of the dark web Silk Road thanks
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