For most, the darknet spurs images of shadowy hackers, illegal marketplaces, and underground crime rings. While there is some truth in all of these images, it’s a distorted reflection of our society. It’s actually more like a mirror that depicts the desires and vulnerabilities of the people using the darknet.
From privacy to profit: origins of the darknet
There was a time when the darknet was only a hidden network layered underneath the internet we know today. In fact, its ancestor was ARPA
