the Darknet Shopper is a computer bot that randomly purchases an item every week from a hidden branch of the internet over the dark net . Swiss police seized it after it purchased 10 ecstasy tablets from Germany . It was later released ' without charge ' thanks to the artists behind the bot . They designed it as part of an art project to display items bought by the internet over the dark net including trainers , a passport scan and cigarettes .
Random Darknet Shopper is a computer bot that randomly purchases an item every week from a hidden part of the internet called the dark net . Swiss police seized bot after it purchased 10 ecstasy tablets from Germany . It was later released 'without charge ' according to the artists behind the bot . They designed it as part of an art exhibition to display items bought by the robot over the dark net including trainers , a passport scan and cigarettes .