What are the Deep Web Technologies ???

• I2P – This is an anonymity network which you may find slightly more techie to install and get running, but once you do there are some great tools and apps, including one to make it easier for you to set up your own hidden blog.
• FAI (Free Anonymous Internet) – Based on blockchain technology, this network allows for the anonymous publishing and browsing of content and has a social network style homepage that lets you follow other users, share content with your followers, and tip the creators of content you like.
• FreeNet – One of the older and most highly regarded systems, FreeNet combines deep web with DarkNet. This means that you can maintain a list of trusted peers and either connect to them only, or connect to them in preference to less trusted peers. As far as I know, this gives the highest level of privacy and security of any system, but does require a little more effort to make the most of.
• ZeroNet – Based on torrent technology in combination with Bitcoin encryption, this is a new system which is not well developed but which I think holds promise for the future.

Finding Your Way Around the Deep Web

Finding your way around the hidden interent is just the same as finding your way around the regular internet. You can use a search engine or a directory website like Tor Hidden Wiki which contains a list of interesting links, but is often out of date and is not free from scams.

There is even a search engine specifically for searching hidden services and which allows you to view dot onion websites through a proxy – even if you don’t have TOR installed. It can be found at Onion.City and it is perhaps the easiest and most convenient way to access the hidden internet, but please remember that if you don’t have TOR installed and just use a proxy service like this you aren’t anonymous yourself.

If you are looking for how to access the infamous dark markets then you may like to start off by taking a look at DNStats which offers information about a wide variety of different dark markets including stats about their ‘uptime’, the technology they use, what you can buy there, reviews and more. For more detailed information about how to use these markets please read our article How To BuyThings from Dark Web Markets

For more in depth information about encryption technology and hidden internet applications of all kinds I also recommend browsing the articles on DeepDotWeb from time to time.