We have a special guest host with us today, we shall call him 'Tim' because he prefers to remain somewhat anonymous. He is an 'unofficial' expert on the deep web / the darknet.

Did you know the internet has layers!?

1. The Internet: This is the easy one. It’s the common Internet everyone uses to read silly Facebook statuses, visit blogs, and read/watch the news. Just consider this the “ordinary” Internet.

2. The Deep Web: The deep web is a subset of the Internet that is not indexed by the major search engines. This means that you have to visit those places directly instead of being able to search for them. So there aren’t search engines to get you there, but they’re waiting if you have an address. The Deep Web is largely there simply because the Internet is too large for search engines to cover completely.

3. The Darknet: The Darknet (also called Dark Web) is a subset of the Deep Web that is not only not indexed, but that also requires something special to be able to access it, e.g., specific proxying software or authentication to gain access. The Dark Web often sits on top of additional sub-networks, such as Tor, I2P, and Freenet, and is often associated with criminal activity of various degrees, including buying and selling drugs, pornography, gambling, etc. While the Dark Web is definitely used for those things more than the standard Internet or the Deep Web, there are many legitimate uses for the Dark Web as well.