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RECLAIM YOUR DIGITAL GOLD

Since it was made available to the general public for
the first time in the 1990s, the Internet has undergone a
variety of transformations, one of the most contentious
of which is the expansion of what is known as the “dark
web.”

The dark web may worry some adults, especially since
media reports frequently associate it with risky or illegal
online activity. The dark web does have some positive
aspects, though; because, as with everything else online,
issues are more often brought on by how people use
technology than by the technology itself. To assist you
in gaining a deeper comprehension of the dark web, the
following is a comparison of three distinct kinds of webs:

OPEN WEB

This refers to the part of the Internet that is accessible
to the general public and can be accessed by using a
search engine such as Google or Bing. The majority of
people use this part of the Internet on a daily basis.

DEEP WEB

This is the portion of the Internet that is typically
concealed from the view of the general public. It is not
possible to access it through typical search engines;
rather, it can be reached through other, less well-known,
methods.

The vast majority of what is referred to as the “deep web”
consists of databases that can be accessed in a safe
manner via the “open web.” Examples of such databases

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