Imagine surfing through the internet and finding yourself being advertised for sale. Crazy, right? Well, the dark web is an epicenter for illicit activity; and there’s no limit to what you can buy or sell there.<\/p>\n
You are watching a video on YouTube; then, you head to Amazon to buy your grandma a birthday present. This type of browsing is taking place at the level of the Internet called the surface web. Beneath this is the deep web \u2014 a vast portion of the World Wide Web hidden from standard search engines like Google and Yahoo.<\/p>\n
Technically, even your email services and Dropbox files form part of the deep web. Some call it the invisible\/hidden web. The dark web exists below the deep web and as part of it. The two terms are often used interchangeably but are not similar. The dark web is associated with crime and illegal activity, like a dangerous street in an already anonymous neighborhood. Ironically, it’s the US Federal Government that mainly finances the dark web<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why is this so, and why should a legal business that does not operate on the dark web, like yours, be aware of it? We’ll find out in a few.<\/p>\n First, here’s a quick overview and introduction to the basics of the dark web:<\/p>\n