Introdução à “Deep Web” [Introduction to "Deep Web"]

Deep Web is the part of the Internet that is not indexed, not being possible to access through the traditional web search engines. It is necessary to use software that preserves the identity of the users, for instance, Tor, which is the most well-known. Concepts such as Deep Web, Darknet and Dark Web are mistakenly confused but this article will clarify it. Another theme approached is the negative connotation that is usually assigned to the Deep Web phenomenon. Because protects the users’ anonymity, a lot of people take advantage of it to commit illegal businesses, for example drugs and weapons transactions. We reach to the central question of our debate: on the one hand, the Tor software preserves the intimacy of the users’ communications and allows the consult of several articles and blogs that does not exist on the Surface Web; on the other hand the anonymity serves as a tool for the practice of illegal activities. There is a very thin line that separates public space and private space. Tor software reinforces the security of using the Internet. The application that people utilize it is up to them.