Is it a crime to surf the dark web?

Is it legal? Using Tor or visiting the Dark Web are not unlawful in themselves. It is of course illegal to carry out illegal acts anonymously, such as accessing child abuse images, promoting terrorism, or selling illegal items such as weapons.

Is the dark web illegal or legal?

The dark web itself, though, is not illegal. It offers plenty of sites that, while often objectionable, violate no laws. You can find, for instance, forums, blogs, and social media sites that cover a host of topics such as politics and sports which are not illegal.

Is the FBI collecting your Internet browsing history?

From now, it’s safe to assume that the FBI might be trying to collect the internet browsing history of US citizens in bulk. “Such power given to law enforcement and intelligence agencies has a chilling effect on freedom of information and ideas,” said Paul Bischoff, a privacy advocate at Comparitech.com.

Are drive-by hacks the solution to law enforcement’s knottiest Internet problems?

Now the technique is being adopted by a different kind of a hacker—the kind with a badge. For the last two years, the FBI has been quietly experimenting with drive-by hacks as a solution to one of law enforcement’s knottiest Internet problems: how to identify and prosecute users of criminal websites hiding behind the powerful Tor anonymity system.

What’s behind the FBI’s drive-by malware?

The FBI’s drive-by malware search warrants name all “computers that access the website” as targets. This NIT was purpose-built to identify the computer, and do nothing else—it didn’t collect keystrokes or siphon files off to the bureau. And it evidently did its job well.

Why is the FBI using a driftnet instead of fishing lines?

What’s changed is the way the FBI uses its malware capability, deploying it as a driftnet instead of a fishing line. And the shift is a direct response to Tor, the powerful anonymity system endorsed by Edward Snowden and the State Department alike.