CP373: Ethics and Professional Practice Qutaiba Albluwi – Winter 2022
A5: Hiding in the Digital Sphere
If you attended both sessions type the following sentence in the white box:
“I certify that I attended both sessions of Module 5”
If you attended only one session type the following sentence:
“I certify that I attended one session of Module 5, which was on <day>”
If you were absent in both sessions, then you cannot submit this report.
I certify that I attended both sessions of Module 5
Notes:
- If you missed the first session (Darkweb), you need to complete all sections in this report
- If you missed the second session (Anonymity), you need to complete section 1 and 2. Do not
complete Section 3
Section 1: The Darkweb
[1] What is the Surface Web? Deep Web? Dark Web?
Surface web is everything that is indexed/easily accessible to anyone through google or
Bing.
Deep web is unindexed, but everything that is open/available.
Dark web is also unindexed, except all connections are encrypted, thus there are
criminal activities that occur on the dark web.
[2] What is “Onion Routing”? Tor Software? SecureDrop Software?
Tor software is a web browser that is used to access the Dark web.
SecureDrop Software is a software that is used within the dark web, primarily used by
journalists to talk with sources within the dark web.
[3] What is the legal status of using Tor Software? Give example of legal and illegal
usages of Tor.
The legal status of using Tor Software, is that it is legal to use it for legal purposes. Using
it to purchase or sell drugs as well as purchase or sell data is still considered to be
illegal.
[4] What are the security advantages and disadvantages of using the software Tor?
- Advantages: Routing is encrypted
- Disadvantages: High risk of malicious code, the government is able to monitor
your use of the Tor Software
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A5: Hiding in the Digital Sphere
If you attended both sessions type the following sentence in the white box:
“I certify that I attended both sessions of Module 5”
If you attended only one session type the following sentence:
“I certify that I attended one session of Module 5, which was on <day>”
If you were absent in both sessions, then you cannot submit this report.
I certify that I attended both sessions of Module 5
Notes:
- If you missed the first session (Darkweb), you need to complete all sections in this report
- If you missed the second session (Anonymity), you need to complete section 1 and 2. Do not
complete Section 3
Section 1: The Darkweb
[1] What is the Surface Web? Deep Web? Dark Web?
Surface web is everything that is indexed/easily accessible to anyone through google or
Bing.
Deep web is unindexed, but everything that is open/available.
Dark web is also unindexed, except all connections are encrypted, thus there are
criminal activities that occur on the dark web.
[2] What is “Onion Routing”? Tor Software? SecureDrop Software?
Tor software is a web browser that is used to access the Dark web.
SecureDrop Software is a software that is used within the dark web, primarily used by
journalists to talk with sources within the dark web.
[3] What is the legal status of using Tor Software? Give example of legal and illegal
usages of Tor.
The legal status of using Tor Software, is that it is legal to use it for legal purposes. Using
it to purchase or sell drugs as well as purchase or sell data is still considered to be
illegal.
[4] What are the security advantages and disadvantages of using the software Tor?
- Advantages: Routing is encrypted
- Disadvantages: High risk of malicious code, the government is able to monitor
your use of the Tor Software
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