Last month, I started reading dark web news articles out of curiosity. What began as simple research quickly became a lesson in media literacy. I found 10 of the most sensational headlines from major outlets in the past year and checked them against real data. The outcome was clear: most journalists are getting the dark …
I used to think I was pretty savvy about online privacy. I cleared my cookies once a month, used incognito mode for shopping, and had a password with a number and an exclamation point. Then I found out Google had a 300 page file on me documenting everywhere I’d been for the last six years. …
A lot of people see the dark web as a mysterious and scary part of the internet where illegal things happen. That’s partly true. But even though governments have put in huge efforts and resources, they still can’t shut it down for good. Why is that? It’s not for lack of trying. The real reason …