DEEP WEB

The terms “Deep web” and “Dark web” are sometimes used interchangeably, but they are different. The deep web refers to parts of the Internet (anything) that are not fully accessible through standard search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The deep web includes pages that were not indexed, pay-for-service (FFS) sites, private databases, and the dark web.

Deep web content includes everything that is behind a paywall or requires login credentials. It also includes any content that its owners have blocked from being indexed by web crawlers.

Users must be logged in or have the specific URL or IP address to find and access a particular website or service. Some pages are part of the Deep Web because they do not use common top-level domains (TLDs), such as .com, .gov, and .edu, so they are not indexed by search engines, while others explicitly block search engines. . Many deep websites are data and content stored in databases that support the services we use every day, such as social media or banking websites. The information stored on these pages is frequently updated and presented differently depending on the user’s permissions.

Confidential medical records, paid content, membership websites, and corporate web pages are just a few examples of what constitutes the deep web. Estimates place the size of the deep web between 96% and 99% of the Internet. Only a tiny part of the…