Dark Web 101: What's there and why the government can't shut it down
Wade through the waters of the dark web and you'll find drugs, hitmen, and all sorts of disturbing imagery. But it's also a haven for privacy advocates.
Wade through the waters of the Dark Web and you'll find drugs, hitmen, and all sorts of disturbing imagery. But it's also a haven for privacy advocates. An ASU information systems expert reveals just why it's so hard to regulate — and why folks of all backgrounds can't stop coming back.
In this story aired on Feb. 4, 2022, on the Kim Kimando Explains podcast:
You can imagine there are perfectly legitimate websites out there today where you can search for public records, so if that's available on the traditional mainstream internet, we can only imagine what's in the darknet. All of that information is available out there on the darknet. Depending on how long you've been on the internet personally, you might be able to go and retrace that history on the darknet. Probably, someone has a file out there containing what you've done.
– Victor Benjamin, assistant professor of information systems
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