DEEP WEB 101
How would you feel if you were told that under your feet, there is a world much greater than you knew existed? Would you be shocked? Most people are when they learn about the existence of the Deep Web; a network of interconnected systems, that are not indexed, that has a size hundreds of times larger than the web that is searchable by regular search engines such as Google or Yahoo.
What is this "Deep Web" you speak of?
A perfect analogy to understand the Deep Web is to think about the Internet as an iceberg floating in the water. Near the top you have your Facebooks, Twitters, Googles and your YouTubes, and nearer the bottom you have the more esoteric, more legally questionable sites such as chat room 4chan and semi-legal torrenting sites such as The Pirate Bay. Below the surface of the water you have a the rest of the iceberg, much larger in size than the visible part—and that is the Deep Web. It’s difficult at present to adequately quantify how large the Deep Web actually is because so much of it is uncharted. Current estimations are that the Deep Web contains approximately 400 to 500 times more publicly-available information than on the surface web. The total quality content you’ll find on the Deep Web is thought to be 1,000 to 2,000 times greater than on the Web we’re familiar with. There are currently some sites that have been created to act as a road map to the place (The Hidden Wiki being the most well-known), but even the bravest of Internet cartographers have barely scratched the surface of this practically infinite rabbit hole.
Why use the Deep Web?
With all the recent reports of the US government not only spying on regular citizens based in the US, but also all regular citizens and government officials around the world, the Deep Web is the best way to remain private online. In addition to the US government, specifically the NSA, websites such as Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo, Google, and Twitter are now selling your personal information to third party companies in order to better target you with advertisements that your digital footprint suggests you may be interested in. Ultimately, they are exploiting your internet trail in order to line their own pockets with profits without ever asking you for your permission.
The Deep Web was designed specifically to help provide protection for you and your data. Many current users of the Deep Web are advocates of freedom of speech, privacy and anti-censorship. At DeepWeb101.com we feel these are all necessary values in preserving the integrity of our connected, digital world.
As more people come to realize the benefits of protecting their privacy online, more people will use the Deep Web. And the more people who use the Deep Web, the more effective it becomes as your anonymous IP address bounces more places around the world, thus making it more difficult for you to be tracked.
What this all means is that the future internet will slowly split into two separate forms: One will consist of the internet that you currently know as it continues to evolve into a more controlled and monitored government arm, and another, the Deep Web, that will continue to grow and expand. The Deep Web will allow people to carry on their normal digital lives, only now with the ability to choose when they want to part with private information. The Deep Web is currently the best way to beat government organizations such as the NSA and it’s the best way for the non-tech savvy to protect their personal privacy and information. So go ahead, try it out for yourself and be a part of the future of a safer internet.
So what goes on in the Deep Web?
To make something clear, it’s 100% legal to access the deep web, so don’t be afraid of entering it.
Once people grasp the concept of browsing the internet more securely, they often ask what actually goes on in the Deep Web. The best answer is all of the same things you already use the internet for...plus more! Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc. are still accessible, but they are now unable to tell where you are searching from and what other information you have previously searched for. In addition to the surface web you already use, you will now have access to a world of previously inaccessible information such as the highly publicized Wikileaks or the recent cache of information released by Edward Snowden. You can use the Deep Web to find Of course, there are some secretive and illegal things that happen on the Deep Web, but that is not all that the Deep Web is about. The network is about keeping your privacy and not allowing others to spy on you.
In fact, there are a lot of things that are not illegal. For example, you may love to visit image boards to chat with others without having to worry about anyone knowing who you are. In this case, you may want to check out TorChan. This is just like other image boards, such as 4chan, and allows you to post pictures or just chat with other people.
How does the Deep Web work?
For the sake of simplicity, the Deep Web is accessed through a program called Tor-which is comparable to what many users already use to search the surface web such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer, among others. Tor is different in the sense that instead of sending the information directly to your computers unique IP address, the information that you have requested such as opening your email, is re-routed through a large number of countries before ultimately coming to your computer. This is what makes Tor more anonymous. The information is literally bounced around the world before coming to you, which makes it extremely difficult for the US government or other people to track. This ensures that two things happen: your identity is kept safe (your IP will not be known) and the website's identity is also kept safe. This helps protect what happens on the Deep web from being tracked by the government or others, and grants you, the user, anonymity when you are surfing.
BITCOINS 101
What Are Bitcoins?
To keep it simple, Bitcoins are a digital form of money that can be used to make purchases anonymously on the deepweb. There are currently a number of different currencies that can be used anonymously, but Bitcoins are the most well-known and widely circulated. Building upon the notion that money can be any object, or any sort of record, accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context, Bitcoins are designed around the idea of using cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money, rather than relying on central authorities.
How Do Bitcoins Work?
Again, in the interest of keeping it simple, Bitcoins are held by any person who has purchased them off of one of the many Bitcoin exchanges on the web. They are stored in your own personal Bitcoin wallet, and can be used to purchase many things both on the Deep Web and the surface web. The basic idea of how to use Bitcoins is that if you want to purchase something from another anonymous person online, you gather that person's unique 'Bitcoin address', that can be acquired with your Bitcoin wallet account, and submit payment to them much the same way we currently use Paypal. The difference is that each payment transaction is broadcast to a network of users on the Deep Web and included in the blockchain (sort of a unique ID number chain) so that the included bitcoins cannot be spent twice. After an hour or two, each transaction is locked in time by the massive amount of processing power that continues to extend the blockchain. Using these techniques, Bitcoin provides a fast and extremely reliable payment network that anyone can use. Once the buyer receives the goods they purchased, they release the coins through the network of users on the Deep Web who are included in the blockchain.
MORE INFO:
If you are looking for more technical explanations of Bitcoins, start by checking out the Bitcoin Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
If you are looking for links/recommendations on the various Bitcoin wallets, check out our forum area for community opinions.
**If you would like to help keep this informational website running, please consider donating a fraction of a bitcoin to 12UX95oJwt8AhoNrZZnRfJ8DRSUym1655J
How would you feel if you were told that under your feet, there is a world much greater than you knew existed? Would you be shocked? Most people are when they learn about the existence of the Deep Web; a network of interconnected systems, that are not indexed, that has a size hundreds of times larger than the web that is searchable by regular search engines such as Google or Yahoo.
What is this "Deep Web" you speak of?
A perfect analogy to understand the Deep Web is to think about the Internet as an iceberg floating in the water. Near the top you have your Facebooks, Twitters, Googles and your YouTubes, and nearer the bottom you have the more esoteric, more legally questionable sites such as chat room 4chan and semi-legal torrenting sites such as The Pirate Bay. Below the surface of the water you have a the rest of the iceberg, much larger in size than the visible part—and that is the Deep Web. It’s difficult at present to adequately quantify how large the Deep Web actually is because so much of it is uncharted. Current estimations are that the Deep Web contains approximately 400 to 500 times more publicly-available information than on the surface web. The total quality content you’ll find on the Deep Web is thought to be 1,000 to 2,000 times greater than on the Web we’re familiar with. There are currently some sites that have been created to act as a road map to the place (The Hidden Wiki being the most well-known), but even the bravest of Internet cartographers have barely scratched the surface of this practically infinite rabbit hole.
Why use the Deep Web?
With all the recent reports of the US government not only spying on regular citizens based in the US, but also all regular citizens and government officials around the world, the Deep Web is the best way to remain private online. In addition to the US government, specifically the NSA, websites such as Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo, Google, and Twitter are now selling your personal information to third party companies in order to better target you with advertisements that your digital footprint suggests you may be interested in. Ultimately, they are exploiting your internet trail in order to line their own pockets with profits without ever asking you for your permission.
The Deep Web was designed specifically to help provide protection for you and your data. Many current users of the Deep Web are advocates of freedom of speech, privacy and anti-censorship. At DeepWeb101.com we feel these are all necessary values in preserving the integrity of our connected, digital world.
As more people come to realize the benefits of protecting their privacy online, more people will use the Deep Web. And the more people who use the Deep Web, the more effective it becomes as your anonymous IP address bounces more places around the world, thus making it more difficult for you to be tracked.
What this all means is that the future internet will slowly split into two separate forms: One will consist of the internet that you currently know as it continues to evolve into a more controlled and monitored government arm, and another, the Deep Web, that will continue to grow and expand. The Deep Web will allow people to carry on their normal digital lives, only now with the ability to choose when they want to part with private information. The Deep Web is currently the best way to beat government organizations such as the NSA and it’s the best way for the non-tech savvy to protect their personal privacy and information. So go ahead, try it out for yourself and be a part of the future of a safer internet.
So what goes on in the Deep Web?
To make something clear, it’s 100% legal to access the deep web, so don’t be afraid of entering it.
Once people grasp the concept of browsing the internet more securely, they often ask what actually goes on in the Deep Web. The best answer is all of the same things you already use the internet for...plus more! Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc. are still accessible, but they are now unable to tell where you are searching from and what other information you have previously searched for. In addition to the surface web you already use, you will now have access to a world of previously inaccessible information such as the highly publicized Wikileaks or the recent cache of information released by Edward Snowden. You can use the Deep Web to find Of course, there are some secretive and illegal things that happen on the Deep Web, but that is not all that the Deep Web is about. The network is about keeping your privacy and not allowing others to spy on you.
In fact, there are a lot of things that are not illegal. For example, you may love to visit image boards to chat with others without having to worry about anyone knowing who you are. In this case, you may want to check out TorChan. This is just like other image boards, such as 4chan, and allows you to post pictures or just chat with other people.
How does the Deep Web work?
For the sake of simplicity, the Deep Web is accessed through a program called Tor-which is comparable to what many users already use to search the surface web such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer, among others. Tor is different in the sense that instead of sending the information directly to your computers unique IP address, the information that you have requested such as opening your email, is re-routed through a large number of countries before ultimately coming to your computer. This is what makes Tor more anonymous. The information is literally bounced around the world before coming to you, which makes it extremely difficult for the US government or other people to track. This ensures that two things happen: your identity is kept safe (your IP will not be known) and the website's identity is also kept safe. This helps protect what happens on the Deep web from being tracked by the government or others, and grants you, the user, anonymity when you are surfing.
BITCOINS 101
What Are Bitcoins?
To keep it simple, Bitcoins are a digital form of money that can be used to make purchases anonymously on the deepweb. There are currently a number of different currencies that can be used anonymously, but Bitcoins are the most well-known and widely circulated. Building upon the notion that money can be any object, or any sort of record, accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context, Bitcoins are designed around the idea of using cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money, rather than relying on central authorities.
How Do Bitcoins Work?
Again, in the interest of keeping it simple, Bitcoins are held by any person who has purchased them off of one of the many Bitcoin exchanges on the web. They are stored in your own personal Bitcoin wallet, and can be used to purchase many things both on the Deep Web and the surface web. The basic idea of how to use Bitcoins is that if you want to purchase something from another anonymous person online, you gather that person's unique 'Bitcoin address', that can be acquired with your Bitcoin wallet account, and submit payment to them much the same way we currently use Paypal. The difference is that each payment transaction is broadcast to a network of users on the Deep Web and included in the blockchain (sort of a unique ID number chain) so that the included bitcoins cannot be spent twice. After an hour or two, each transaction is locked in time by the massive amount of processing power that continues to extend the blockchain. Using these techniques, Bitcoin provides a fast and extremely reliable payment network that anyone can use. Once the buyer receives the goods they purchased, they release the coins through the network of users on the Deep Web who are included in the blockchain.
MORE INFO:
If you are looking for more technical explanations of Bitcoins, start by checking out the Bitcoin Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
If you are looking for links/recommendations on the various Bitcoin wallets, check out our forum area for community opinions.
**If you would like to help keep this informational website running, please consider donating a fraction of a bitcoin to 12UX95oJwt8AhoNrZZnRfJ8DRSUym1655J