The Deep Web

     The Deep Web

·   Deep Web is the part of the Internet that search engines do not reach.

·     Most of the Web's information is buried far down on dynamically generated sites, and standard search engines do not find it. This means Traditional search engines cannot "see" or “retrieve” content in the deep Web.

·   It is also known as Deepnet, the Invisible Web, the Undernet or the Hidden Web, and is World Wide Web content that is not part of the Surface Web, which is indexed by standard search engines. Mike Bergman, founder of Bright-Planet has coined this phrase i.e. Deep Web.

·     There is a lot of information hidden in the form of websites that standard search engines do not find because those pages do not exist until they are created dynamically through a specific search.

·     It makes use of an anonymity network called ‘Tor’ which encrypts the data and then distributes the small packets of data across multiple relays set-ups by users across the world.

·     These websites with the help of Tor are launched on onion network i.e. they make use of onion URL. You need to install Tor Browser Bundle, if you want to access those websites which uses a special DNS server.

·   "Onion Network Routing" refers to the layers of the encryption used. The original data, including its destination, are encrypted and re-encrypted multiple times, and are sent through a virtual circuit comprising successive, randomly selected Tor relays.

·   The Tor browser guides the route and in due course hops many times so as to keep the identity of website and the user anonymous i.e. they keep the IP address unknown.

·    It can be used by intelligence agencies for their surveillance practices as it keeps critical and important documents private. It can also be used by government research, military and police departments for hidden communication and safe submission of sensitive documents to various government authorities.

Still technology is always meant for welfare of human beings and should not be misused. Deep Web is a remarkable concept and government regulation and controls are needed for its safe use.