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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts) Sat Nov 28, 2015, 10:41 PM Nov 2015

What do you know about Tor and the Dark Web?

I stumbled across Tor this evening after watching a documentary about nefarious activity on the Web. I can see a legitimate use for Tor, but looking through the directories for hidden sites I see a lot of bullshit. Also, I'm not sure that I really know how to access the Dark Web. I get the feeling that what I'm seeing initially is a front of scams and that the real show is behind the scenes still yet.

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What do you know about Tor and the Dark Web? (Original Post) Tobin S. Nov 2015 OP

my adult kids talk about it rurallib Nov 2015 #1

It's true - 99.9% of the dark web is useless crap. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #2

I don't know anything about it but what I read in the internet. valerief Nov 2015 #3

I find it hard to navigate. elias49 Nov 2015 #4

I downloaded the Tor Browser and checked out some .onion sites Tobin S. Nov 2015 #5

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

1. my adult kids talk about it

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 10:55 PM

Nov 2015

but none of us have screwed up the courage to go exploring

Oneironaut

(5,504 posts)

2. It's true - 99.9% of the dark web is useless crap.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 11:22 PM

Nov 2015

You won't find something bad unless if you go looking for it.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

3. I don't know anything about it but what I read in the internet.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 01:49 AM

Nov 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet

elias49

(4,259 posts)

4. I find it hard to navigate.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 10:31 AM

Nov 2015

You have to know precisely what you're looking for, and the road signs can be confusing.
And you have to install the Tor browser first. Without it, you get nowhere.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)

5. I downloaded the Tor Browser and checked out some .onion sites

Reply to elias49 (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 11:33 AM

Nov 2015

There's a lot of illegal stuff on there or possibly set-ups for law enforcement.

The best use I have for all of it is the Tor browser on the clear web. It basically makes you invisible on the Internet. I don't think I'm going to have much use for the dark web.

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