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Ep. 1: The Birth of The Dark Web

By: Geoff White,Bernard P. Achampong
Narrated by: Geoff White
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  • Summary

  • [Contains explicit content] It's called the Dark Web, Dark Net or Deep Web but what is it? What makes this internet underground — rife with drugs, sex, and crime — possible? How do you even access the Dark Web? 

    Geoff White, Channel 4 News's former Technology Reporter, has been looking into its shady origins and reveals why the U.S. Navy invented it in the first place. 

    ©2016 Audible, Ltd. (P)2016 Audible, Ltd.
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Series was not what I was expecting

I expected this to be more focused on how the dark web affects us all. It's a look into much more than that, though, providing an interesting history of how and why the dark web came into being and evolved. But it's focused on much broader criminal activities - illicit drug dealing, child pornography, etc., than on how most of us might be affected by having our data exposed on the dark web.

Utterly annoying is the format. Each segment is less than 30 minutes. Taking their cue from The History Channel, some of those minutes are used to review the last chapter, and some are used to preview the next. So, after a while, it becomes very repetitive.

Frankly, from my perspective, the last episode was the best one, and if you listen to that one, which is essentially a panel discussion, you'll learn all you really need to know about how the dark web functions today and how its impact is felt on regular users of the web.

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Birth of anonymity

This episode is quite interesting in that it explains how the dark web works in that... you can become completely anonymous in a shadow internet where you can look at websites that you don't want anyone to know about or pull up information on people that you normally wouldn't have access to.

Very informative if not a little bit unsettling if you have never heard of this before.

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very interesting

for some one who knows next to nothing about the dark web this is very eye opening.

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Very interesting and informative

Looks like The US Navy created a Hydra just because they could and it exploded into the monster it is now.

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Not a book

It’s the audio rip of a documentary. One that clearly uses visual aides. Two words

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Didn’t like the narrator

I couldn’t stand the way this narrator’s voice sounded. I’m just glad it was a free download.

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Lots of background noise, speech impediment

The story was okay, I can see some good research has occurred here.

But the narrator has a terrible speech impediment. Every “r” is said as a “w”, I can hardly listen to him speak, he sounds just like the priest on the Princess Bride.

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Learned a lot

I've dipped my toes into the dark web, as safely as I could of course. The stuff I saw on there was... Interesting to say the least, everything was for sell, it all depended on how much trust you wanted to out into it. Of course, I also visited message boards that spoke out against the darkness they were in, to freely share without fearing of being caught. So balance is a big thing that we all need, even with the animinity that we all go under.

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Summative crash course

its a wonderful introduction on the basics of the dark web and the moral conundrum it evokes. The author and story teller gives you a deep dive on the complexities of the issues sorrounding the topic.

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good but not my cup of tea

it's was an interesting episode but it isn't something I'd be interested in. if you are interested in conspiracy theory ideas, then this is perfect..

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good

good one.Had a very different experience on listening to the audiobook.overall i enjoyed the audiobook

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  • 09-22-21

The Dark Stuff we all need to know about

This information is gripping and informative from A-Z excellent we all need to know about the dark web the good the bad & the ugly that it entails....Go for it you wont regret it !

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  • 04-13-23

good

Great voice, is wonderfully read and is easy to listen to. cannot fault the narration or the writing.

The story is a huge humble brag of upper-class privilege and indulgence.

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  • 01-20-23

good

I have always liked star wars and this just proves even more that it is the best show on TV!!!

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  • 09-05-22

good

good one.Had a very different experience on listening to the audiobook.overall i enjoyed the audiobook

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  • 03-17-22

Good Book

The birth of the dark web audiobook described very well. Anyone can listen and enjoy this book.

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  • 01-03-22

good

A very concise and down to earth explanation of the dark web and how it is used. I finally understand block chain!