Combating Crime on the Dark Web

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An Introduction to the Dark Web

This chapter covers a wide range of topics about the Dark Web. It starts with an introduction to the history of the Dark Web, as well as how this hidden part of the internet evolved throughout the years. Subsequently, this chapter describes in detail the three most used tools for accessing the Dark Web, which are The Onion Router (TOR) network, the Invisible Internet Project (I2P), and the Freenet software. Finally, this chapter concludes with a description of cryptocurrencies and how they are used to conduct criminal activities on the Dark Web. The main objective of this chapter is to give an overview of how the Dark Web works and how regular people can access it. Additionally, it helps to understand how the ...