"All of this secrecy makes the Dark Web a handy tool for legal researchers. Anonymous browsing is terrific for such everyday research tasks as conducting competitive intelligence gathering, tracking down infringement of copyright or trademarks without tipping off the target, or locating sensitive subjects without revealing your identity. Anonymity also is very helpful for gathering information on individuals or looking around for clues to identity theft. Putting on a disguise before searching the Web is just another way legal researchers can locate useful information effectively yet secretly. The question is: How do you travel these virtual back alleys safely and legally?"

"To use the Dark Web without getting burned, start by only ever using a computer that is not connected to your network. The Dark Web seethes with malware, bots, and other nefarious software. You don’t want to inadvertently compromise the security of your firm’s network by revealing the IP address of your network or e-mail servers. Chances are excellent that your IT security standards dictate taking great pains to secure the network, often in a way that inconveniences a researcher. This might include tactics like disabling USB ports for flash drives, disallowing access to certain sites and domains, or requiring any downloads from the Internet to be quarantined in a special archive. There is nothing a bad guy would love better than to find a backdoor to a firm’s network. Respect these security restrictions; use a non-networked computer that connects directly to an ISP."

If you wish to download the TOR browser, please check with your I.T. staff and have it downloaded and installed on a computer that is NOT connected to your firm network and on a stand-alone computer that connects with its own IP address:

Here is the link for downloading:

https://www.torproject.org/download/

I would NOT install it on your personal computer.

Dark web definition

The dark web is a part of the internet that isn't searchable by Google or common search engines like Yahoo or Bing. The “dark web” is a hotbed of criminals. Researchers Daniel Moore and Thomas Rid of King's College in London identified 2,723 live dark web sites over a five-week period a couple of years ago and found that 57 percent host illegal items.

For sale are credit card numbers, drugs, guns, counterfeit money, stolen subscription credentials, hacked Netflix accounts and software that can enable others to break into other people’s computers and demand a ransom. Thos who create these sites offer login credentials to a $50,000 Bank of America account for $500. It offers $3,000 in counterfeit $20 bills for $600. It sells prepaid debit cards, each with a $2,500 balance, for $500 (express shipping included). A “lifetime” Netflix premium account goes for $6. You can hire hackers to attack computers for you. You can buy usernames and passwords.

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