Dark Web Markets Turn Dark
As with all other types of commerce, illegal goods like drugs, weapons, and pornography are moving to the internet. It's a different experience to buy drugs online than to purchase a laptop online. It's more complicated than simply visiting a website and clicking "order now". Illegal goods are often sold on the Deep or Dark Web via specific contacts, or by using Tor browser to access a Dark Web marketplace. Although Tor browsers offer limited anonymity, alphabay market link operators and users run the risk of being exposed by Darknet users, law enforcement agencies, or themselves through careless mistakes such as entering a personal email address. Their short lifespan is another difference between regular e-commerce sites and Darknet marketplaces. The entire Dark Web is constantly in flux. Dark Web marketplaces are always moving targets. Each time an incumbent market collapses or a new one appears, the entire ecosystem needs to reorganize. Lega...