Surface Web, Deep Web, Dark Web -- What's the Difference?

Internet is full of information. Everyone read topics according to their interest and surf whatever they like.Internet is made up of billions of devices connected together and share information all over the world.

Many people don't know that internet is divided into three categories.These are SURFACE WEB, DEEP WEB and DARK WEB. So now,we are going to discuss about these three categories.

SURFACE WEB

This is the normal basic level of the internet, the primary entry point for most of us.It is the normal web which is visible for all users using internet.  It includes websites filled with data which is indexed by search engines like Google,Yahoo,Bing,etc. All the standard normal websites you access each day reside here. But the interesting thing is that the surface web is only 4% area of internet that the users uses.

DEEP WEB

Moving a little deeper, deep web is that part of the web, which we or most normal people do not have access to. It is one of the hidden parts of the internet. Moreover, the search engines too, can’t crawl through those websites.The user can only access it,if he/she is a authorized person to access it and has any permission like (Url, username and password etc).If you want to know how to access the deep web, the answer is, you should be associated with the organization participating in a deep web,Either in some way or the other just like our bank account details.You have to hold an account in a bank to log in, or should be an employee of an organization to see the secret things of an organization.A person can only access his/her bank account details if he/she has the appropriate ID and PASSWORD of it. Search engines cannot index them in their search results.

Many users might think, is the deep web safe, or is the deep web illegal? The deep web is safe, as long as you are accessing the deep web with proper permissions or appropriate credentials.

DARK WEB

As the name suggests, the dark web is the dark part of the web.According to the dark web definition, it is the web, which is typically known for carrying out dark activities like illegal drug trafficking, hiring assassins, or similar other activities.The transactions take place through cryptocurrencies like Bitcoins. Accessing the dark web can land you behind the bars.

Dark websites cannot be accessed through regular browsers, as they come with onion extensions, which can be accessed through particular web browsers like the Tor Browser, Freenet, I2P, etc.These browser makes a layers of many IPs and the user surf the internet anonymously.Dark websites are not indexed by search engines, and in most cases, they are locally hosted. Locally hosted refer to the fact, the owners of the dark websites do not use any third party hosting platform to host their servers. They typically use in-house servers, which make it difficult to track by government organizations, in case of any misdoings.

The user needs to know the exact address of the dark websites in order to access them. It means unless you mistakenly type the website of the dark website, and that too from a Tor network or any other browsers, chances are less, you will get landed on a dark website.

But why to avoid dark web? Will just landing to a dark web make you a criminal? The answer to this question is pretty cynical. None of the governing bodies have control over, how the dark web collect data about the visitors. Thus, you never know, you can be a victim of the dark web tomorrow. As long as you are just visiting a dark website, and is not doing something illegal, you are on the safer side. No, not completely safe though. But, I will recommend you to be away from those websites. It is better to be safe than sorry.