London, Sept. 23 (ANI): A staggering array of illegal goods, from child pornography or Class-A drugs, to guns and British passports, is being openly sold online on the deep web, a vast anonymous network hidden from normal web users.
There is even a site dedicated to waging holy war against the West and hit-men give competitive prices for their services. And it is all totally untraceable.
According to the Mirror, experts said that the deep web is 100 or 200 times larger than the Internet most users access through browsers like Firefox and Chrome, which just scrape the surface of the Internet.
Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communications Law, said: "The deep web allows people to communicate without detection.
"There is no way of eradicating it completely from the internet, it is simply too big," he added.
According to the report, there are fears that terrorists are communicating and plotting on the deep web, beyond the reach of security services.
All that is needed to operate is special software allowing you to connect with what lies beneath, in this shadowy online world.
The software covers your Internet identity, encrypting your data and bouncing you through a myriad of worldwide Internet Protocol addresses. Instead of PayPal or credit cards, untraceable Bitcoins, a digital currency unit, is used.
One of the most popular deep web sites sells every drug imaginable for just a few pounds, delivered to your door. Half a gram of heroin is 6.75 Bitcoins, just 3.85 pounds.
According to the report, another sells illegal hardcore porn. British passports, too, are up for sale for 6,000 pounds on a site that boasts it will enable you to travel to any country and build a new identity. (ANI)
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