Casting light on the dark web : a guide for safe exploration
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538120934
- ISBN: 1538120941
- ISBN: 9781538120941
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (xvi, 116 pages). - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What is the dark web? -- Ways to access the dark web -- What is the value of the dark web? -- What can it do for me? -- History of the internet and dark web -- Beginner's overview of information theory -- Basic history of the internet -- Understanding privacy needs on the early internet -- From the deep web to the dark web -- Tor -- Freenet -- I2P -- How it works : The dark details -- Understanding the internet -- The dark web -- Distinguishing fact from fiction : Is the dark web really dark? -- How do we define the dark web? -- Myth 1: The dark web is the place where terrorists go to buy weapons and plan attacks -- Myth 2 : The dark web is mostly a marketplace for illicit drugs -- Myth 3 : The dark web has no value to an 'upstanding' citizen -- Myth 4 : It is illegal to use the dark web -- Myth 5 : The dark web will steal my personal information -- Myth 6 : I need to buy some special hardware or software in order to use the dark web -- Some prominent reports on the dark web -- How to access the dark web -- How to install Tor -- How to install Freenet -- How to install I2P -- Similarities and differences between platforms -- Choosing which platform to use -- Is installing the dark web legal? -- Should I allow my child download a dark web platform? -- How to browse using the dark web -- How to browse Tor -- How to browse Freenet -- How to browse I2P -- Brief history of dark websites -- Major dark websites -- Legal and ethical issues with the dark web -- History of legal and ethical issues on the dark web -- Examples of the illegal content available on the dark web -- How to avoid illegal content on the dark web -- Limiting others' access to illegal content on the dark web -- Can the dark web be taken down? Why you should care -- Research and advocacy on the dark web -- Dark web research -- Infrastructure -- Advocacy -- Financial opportunity -- Reaping the rewards of the dark web -- A tale of internet past -- The big pitch -- Final words -- The end. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 19, 2019). |
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Subject: | Invisible Web Safety measures Dark Web Safety measures Internet searching Privacy, Right of Internet searching Privacy, Right of |
Genre: | Electronic books. |