> First of all, it’s hidden sevices, not dark web
For the uninitiated, can you please explain the differences in what they are and how they're accessed?
For the uninitiated, can you please explain the differences in what they are and how they're accessed?
The differences are explained in the post. The dark web is a vast groups of services that cannot be accessed without using special software / proxy.
The hidden services are service running on the TOR network and accessed using a browser that use the TOR proxy.
They are a type of dark web services, but not the entirety
> The dark web is a vast groups of services that cannot be accessed without using special software / proxy.
Can you name a few for examples?
This takes me to the 1990's.... "groups of services that cannot be accessed without using special software" definitely matches NNTP, FTP, SMTP, SSH, HTTP, etc.