Hikin' Mama Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Today I learned about so many things that I didn't know existed: Ashley Madisen, Dark Web, and Tor. The whole Dark Web thing has me blown away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I only learned about Ashley Madison last night, and my daughter told me about that. Then a few minutes later I saw it here. I haven't heard of the other two. (This post is my first stop here this morning. :-) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ok, what thread did I miss? I've heard about AM via the news - and they mentioned the Dark Web - but where is it on here? And Tor??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ok, what thread did I miss? I've heard about AM via the news - and they mentioned the Dark Web - but where is it on here? And Tor??? It was mentioned in the Josh Duggar thread, so I had to Google it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Yeah I was going to ask about the dark web on here. Can somebody explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Come to think of it, I had never heard of the Duggars until I read about them here. We have never had cable and I don't know if I had ever heard anyone IRL talk about them and so everything I learned about them was from here. Thank you, Hive. (I need a sarcastic tone-icon. Ha ha!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liber Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You need to use the Tor browser to get on the dark web. Illegal stuff can be bought there. Also unregulated "free speech". Basically you can hang out there with out being monitored, at least not easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I knew about Tor and the Dark Web, but no idea about AM. Sometimes I'd rather be ignorant and not know things like that existed. ETA: I'd never heard of the Duggars until a few months ago, on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I asked my husband about dark web and Tor because I didn't want to google the terms. :lol: He said it would have been OK to do so. But Liber gave about the same explanation he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 My dh says that the dark web is a kind of dramatic term. He says that basically the sites on the dark web are utilizing an anti-censorship technique. How it works is that the receiving computer can only access a site through a randomizing proxy which means simply in layman's terms that that receiving computer can't trace where the sending computer is originating. They do this so that they're sites can't be pulled down or traced to the host. This technology can be used for the worst of the web that none of like to think about but also stuff like wiki-leaks or material opposes fascist governments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks for the info everyone! I've never felt the need to be on any sort of Duggar thread, so I guess I'll miss anything solely on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I knew of Torrents...been on it before but didn't realize I was participating in the dark web...I'm a clueless rebel :p 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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