Internet users are increasingly turning to VPN services for security and anonymity. However, what most internet users don’t know is that the VPN services they use could actually be gathering internet usage data, including IP addresses. Identifying a secure VPN service is the first step to...
Facebook is an important Information Technology (IT) tool that enables users to communicate with family members, friends, and work colleagues. Facebook has a business interest in the data that is provided by all Facebook users globally. Interest in the data or information provided by users is...
The deep web is a peer-to-peer network of computers surfing anonymously across the globe. It is often called underground Internet due to the onion routing of websites. In a simplified explanation, the Internet means a connection of computers. There is the usual web we use...
Anonymity on the Internet is much sought after these days and as the demand goes up, companies are coming up every other day promising to offer anonymous browsing. But should Internet users believe all these companies claim to do? Having a clear understanding of VPN...
What are onion sites? Onion sites are basically websites that end with the extension ‘.onion’ and are hosted on Tor for anonymity. They exist on the deep web and are therefore, not listed on search engines and regular users. Most of these sites deal in nefarious activities...
The FBI arrested Ross Ulbricht – the administrator of the nefarious darknet marketplace called Silk Road. Taking its name from the ancient trade route, this website was a drug den and bazaar for other illegal things. Investigators spent months tracking down Ulbricht’s digital footprints on the...
Research shows that the Anonymous hacktivists’ group is much larger than was originally anticipated. While these Anonymous hackers might seem like a bunch of guys dressed in black robes and Guy Fawkes masks, their demonstrations have started to garner serious media attention as they are...
Today, your online privacy and Internet security are more threatened than ever before. Everyone, from the government to your ISP wants to know which sites you are looking at by placing third party cookies. Irrespective, the need for stay away from people who scrutinize your...
In simple words, the deep web differs from the dark web in the sense that the dark web is an encrypted network forged between Tor servers and their clients, while the deep web simply consists of sites and services not indexed by a conventional search...
Disclaimer: The reader is warned about the sorry fate of the previous versions of the Silk Road dark web marketplace were shut down by US authorities to curb its illegal activities. This was a site founded on the Tor anonymous network and was a Darknet...
