VOLUME 21 ISSUE 8
MArCh 16, 2016
SErVIng thE StUDEntS OF PIErCE COLLEgE PUYALLUP
Come to the dark side: We don’t have cookies by Armani Jackson ore people have access to the web than ever before. With that access, people can brag about their fun activities on Facebook, Instagram their latest meal, tweet about the terrible driver in front of them and send Snaps to friends. These activities take place on the top layer of the web where a majority of results can be discovered using a Google search. As the Internet expands, the underside, also known as the deep web, is becoming more mainstream. A typical user can’t access this layer through a traditional browser, such as Firefox or Chrome. To access the deep web, someone must use another type of browser, most commonly Tor. This type of software makes a user anonymous and essentially untraceable by encrypting web traffic and rerouting the computer’s IP address through random servers. This means a computer’s true identity and location are no longer distinguishable. The deep web can also be subdivided. A part of the deep web is the dark web, the portion of the Internet where illicit activities and cybercriminals tend to flock. The deep web isn’t necessarily illegal, it just contains sites that are unindexed, which means not accessible through a normal search
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As the Internet expands, the underside, also known as the deep web, is becoming more mainstream. A typical user can’t access this layer through a traditional browser, such as Firefox or Chrome.
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