article_snippet: The dark net is a subsection of the deep web - the part of the internet that does not show up in searches or on social media.
article_snippet: The dark net is used as a way of sharing information and trading goods, but the anonymous and encrypted nature of The dark net has attracted large amounts of illegal activity.
article_snippet: The Silk Road website, and The dark net successor that were recently shut down, was used to sell drugs in exchange for Bitcoins.
article_snippet: Other dark net sites let users share pornographic photographs, hacked information and credit card numbers.
article_snippet: The Silk Road used an underground computer network known as the The Onion Router (TOR), which is a matrix of encrypted websites and servers that disguise the identity of users.
article_snippet: The Silk Road uses numerous layers of security and encryption, hiding the IP address and the activity of the user.
article_snippet: These are said to be just two examples of 'dozens' of listings on the dark net.
article_snippet: the dark net is a subsection of the deep web - the part of the internet that does not show up in searches or on social media.
article_snippet: the dark net is used as a way of sharing information and trading goods, but the anonymous and encrypted nature of the dark net has attracted large amounts of illegal activity.