This distinction is not often clear: “One publisher asked if our book is going to help people hack into other people’s databases,” Lund said. The dark web is a subset of the deep web but, unlike most of the deep web, requires specialized tools to access. It includes anything behind a paywall or other authentication, as well as internal networks like corporate intranets. “That feels like a very large part of the internet, but in reality, at least 80% or 90% of the internet is part of the deep web.” Deep web content isn’t indexed by search engines. The surface web includes popular websites including news sites, Facebook, and ecommerce. You can think of the internet like an iceberg: “Everything above the water is called the surface web,” said Beckstrom. People are turning to dark web tools to protect their anonymity, and libraries have an opportunity to help users learn about and access these tools.Īt “Casting light on the Dark Web: Dispelling myths and using it to preserve your anonymity” on June 23 at the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., Beckstrom and Brady Lund, PhD student at Emporia (Kans.) University School of Library and Information Management, explained the basics of the dark web and how libraries can use it. With the end of net neutrality and increased awareness of data collection by companies like Facebook, internet users are more engaged with online privacy issues than ever. “We need to look at the internet from the point of view of privacy and security,” said Matt Beckstrom, systems librarian at Lewis and Clark Library in Helena, Montana.
Matt Beckstrom, systems librarian at Lewis and Clark Library, and Brady Lund, PhD student at Emporia State University, introduce conference attendees to the dark web.
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