Quinn Wilson
\nIn Motion Staff Writer<\/p>\n
Put a group of children into a room full of angry bees or watch Dread Pirate Roberts\u2019 part of the web\u2014the Silk Road\u2014crumble and then rebirth itself in a matter of weeks. While the two options are dissimilar, the outcome is going to be the same\u2014someone\u2019s going to be in trouble\u2014bees or no bees.<\/p>\n
The Deep Web, accessible by a modified web browser like TOR, holds a variety of sites that are inaccessible via \u2018normal\u2019 means. Dread Pirate Roberts, formally known as Ross Ulbricht, is the alleged New Age pirate. \u201cHe\u2019s a poster child for bail,\u201d Joshua Dratel, Ulbricht\u2019s attorney said. He even claimed that Ulbricht would be willing to consider electronic monitoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoss Ulbricht maintains his innocence of all the charges against him. The government\u2019s \u2014and to a considerable extent \u2014 the media\u2019s portrayal of him thus far is not accurate,\u201d Dratel wrote. \u201cWe will address all of that in the most important forum for Ross, which for the time being is in the courts, where evidence and not merely accusation is what counts.\u201d<\/p>\n
While chaos ensued in the courtroom for the alleged Dread Pirate Roberts, the FBI seized and shutdown the Silk Road. Then, a few weeks later, the Silk Road 2.0 struck out anew. Silk Road 2.0s slogan, openly mocking the FBI, says \u201cthe hidden site has risen again.\u201d It may not be fully functioning, but the new Website is only open to users of Silk Road 1.0. Now, \u2018new\u2019 members receive a Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption key. This will, potentially, keep Silk Road 2.0 from facing seizure like its ancestor. As of November 6, Silk Road 2.0 isn\u2019t fully functioning, but there are already over 500 drug listings present.<\/p>\n
The \u201cnew\u201d Dread Pirate Roberts\u2014owner and operator of Silk Road 2.0\u2014has presented these changes on a variety of venues, one of the most well known sites being Twitter. Grandmas and Grandpas more than likely never imagined a day in which contacting a person like the Dread Pirate would become so easy. It\u2019s not just stereotypical dealers and consumers on the Deep Web anymore. With the New York Times, Huffington Post and even Time magazine providing in depth coverage on the Silk Road, the Deep Web is no longer a place that sounds like legend.<\/p>\n
Accessing the Deep Web only takes a few clicks of a mouse\u2014 and don\u2019t worry\u2014being on the Deep Web is legal and safe so long as care is taken to not, say, \u201caccidentally\u201d order some methamphetamines. Tor\u2019s Website provides massive amounts of information regarding anonymity and confidentiality. Although the Deep Web is used by drug dealers and connoisseurs, that\u2019s a very small portion of Deep Web users as a whole. Activists in danger zones and politically radical areas of the world use Tor to ensure their own safety. Journalists, whistleblowers, businessmen and even the military use it. For more information about Tor and anonymity on the Web visit Torproject.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quinn Wilson In Motion Staff Writer Put a group of children into a room full of angry bees or watch Dread Pirate Roberts\u2019 part of the web\u2014the Silk Road\u2014crumble and then rebirth itself in a matter of weeks. While the two options are dissimilar, the outcome is going to be Continue reading Byte by byte: Bust on Silk Road sets Internet abuzz<\/span>