![]() ![]() The common thread between “good” dark web and “bad” dark web, Brooks and Holcomb say, is that you have to know how to navigate. “You have to know exactly where you’re going and what you’re looking for.” – Mike Holcomb, director of information security, Fluor Notably, The New York Times, BBC, ProPublica and other media outlets use the dark web for their reporters in censored or dangerous locales. He’s also involved in dark-web applications in Africa to protect communications among journalists, dissidents and activists. “Most people in conflict zones are in bad shape.”ĭanaides extensively vets potential participants, he notes, adding: “If we could identify people who could be reliable, who would be good at coordinating activities, we create an unidentifiable audit trail.” “We’re going to be using Tor because we don’t want people to know who’s using our system and where our aid is going,” Brooks says. He explains that The Tor Project Inc., the nonprofit company that operates its browser just as, say, Alphabet operates Google, routes internet traffic through multiple servers and encrypts it all along the way, guaranteeing privacy. He’s also chief technology officer for, a French nongovernmental organization that goes to the darknet to facilitate humanitarian aid in such hot spots as Syria, Libya and Sudan. The two experts explain: That darknet cavern is accessible through what’s known as the Tor browser, short for The Onion Router, a layered network of encrypted services.īrooks uses Tor. ![]() Brooks, a computer engineering professor at Clemson University who helps organizations operate in conflict zones, where working without a trace is paramount. It turns out the dark web can also be used for good, says Richard R.
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