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This book is an easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to understanding how the Dark Web works and why you should be using it! Readers are led on a tour from how to download the platform for personal or public use, to how it can best be utilized for finding information. This guide busts myths and informs readers, remaining jargon-free.
List of contents
Chapter 1 - What is the Dark Web?
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?
Chapter 2 - 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
Freenet
I2P
Tor
Chapter 3 - How It Works: The Dark Details
Introduction
Understanding the Internet
The Dark Web
Chapter 4 - 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
Chapter 5 - How to Access the Dark Web
How to Install Tor
How to Install Freenet
How to Install I2P
Similarities and Differences Between Platforms
How to Choose Which Platform to Use
Is Installing the Dark Web Legal?
Should I Let My Child Download the Dark Web?
Chapter 6 - 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
Chapter 7 - Addressing Legal and Ethical Concerns
History of legal and ethical issues on the dark web
Examples of the illegal content on the dark web
How to avoid illegal content on the dark web
Limiting others' access of illegal content on the dark web
Can the dark web be "taken down" and why you should care
Chapter 8 - Research and Advocacy on the Dark Web
Dark web research
Infrastructure
Advocacy
Financial opportunity
Chapter 9 - Your Future With the Dark Web
A Tale of Internet Past
The big pitch
Final Words
The End
About the author
Matthew Beckstrom was born and raised in Montana. He received an Associate’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Montana, and then later, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Montana State University. After working in various technology jobs, he finally settled into the job of systems manager at the Lewis & Clark Library in Helena in 1999. In 2012, he received his Master’s degree in Information Science from the University of North Texas after receiving a grant from the Montana State Library to attend library school.Brady Lund, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of information science at the University of North Texas. He has published four books related to technology in libraries and educational institutions – including Casting Light on the Dark Web and Creating Accessible Online Instruction Using Universal Design Principles, both for Rowman and Littlefield Publishing – and nearly 100 articles, editorials, and opinion papers. His work often combines data analytics principles with library and information science research topics. Daniel Agbaji is a Ph.D. student in information science at the University of North Texas, with a major in Data Science-Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. As an experienced researcher and software developer, he has written scholarly publications and book chapters with notable publishers. Daniel has published articles in the information science and library field. As a software developer, Daniel has written thousands of lines of code for fortune 500 companies which are not publicly available due to company policies.
Summary
This book is an easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to understanding how the Dark Web works and why you should be using it! Readers are led on a tour from how to download the platform for personal or public use, to how it can best be utilized for finding information. This guide busts myths and informs readers, remaining jargon-free.
