What is the Deep Web?

What is the Deep Web?

The terms deep web and dark web are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Deep web simply refers to anything on the web that can’t be found using a search engine.

This means anything behind a paywall, anything that is password protected, or anything that is dynamically generated on the fly and doesn’t have a permanent URL — all of these things are said to comprise the deep web because they don’t exist at the surface of the web.

• Surface Web
• • 4% of WWW content
  • Also known as the ‘Visible Web’, it is content that can be found using search engines such as Google or Yahoo. It is under constant surveillance by the government.
• Deep Web
• • 96% of WWW content
  • Also known as the ‘Invisible Web’, it is the content that cannot be indexed by search engines. And it is hard to keep track of.

The Deep Web is estimated to be at least 500x the size of the Surface Web.

Is it legal?

Yes. You use it as you would any other internet browser. Many people are now beginning to use TOR as a way to maintain their privacy whilst online.

• Who else uses it:
• • Military
  • Police and crime units
  • Journalists
  • Whistleblowers
  • • Edward Snowden
    • Julian Assange

Due to the anonymity that TOR offers, the Deep Web has also become a popular nesting ground for criminal activity. This includes things such as:

• Drugs
• Weapons trading
• Child pornography
• Hit men for hire*

In next Blog I'll Post How to dive Deep Web.