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dark web. For some people, that phrase
brings up images of hackers in hoodies
or illegal marketplaces. But that's just
one small corner of it. Dark web is
simply a hidden part of the internet. It
doesn't show up in Google results and
you cannot access it with regular
browsers. But most people don't really
know how to access it safely. So, in
this video, I'm going to show you how
you can get to the dark web safely and
what are some things you can do to
protect your privacy while you're there.
Let's quickly break down what it
actually is and how it's different from
the rest of the internet. So, the
internet as we know it actually has
layers, three layers to be specific.
Surface web, deep web, and the dark web.
The surface web is the regular stuff
like Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
These are all indexed and searchable
with Google or any other traditional
search engine. The deep web is anything
behind a login screen. You can think of
your Gmail inbox, your cloud storage,
academic databases, private records,
stuff that you can't just stumble onto.
And then we have the dark web, which is
a hidden section of the internet that
doesn't use typical domain names
like.com. Instead, it uses domains and
you can only access them using special
tools. mainly the tour browser, which we
will get into in a bit. Contrary to
popular opinion, the dark web isn't all
about illegal stuff. Just like the
surface web, it's a mix. It depends
where you go and what you do. All right.
Now that you understand what the dark
web actually is and that it runs onion
addresses, we can talk about how to
actually get there. To do that, you need
access to the tour network. You can
think of the tour network as a giant
privacy tunnel system across the
internet. And to access this privacy
tunnel system, we will need a tool
called tour browser. The easiest and the
simplest way to use tour browser is to
install it on your main system. Simply
open your regular browser like Chrome,
Firefox, Edge, whatever you're using and
head over to to
tourpro.org/d download. Once you're on
the site, you'll see a list of supported
systems. For this video, I'm going to
pick Windows, but if you're on Mac or
Linux, just choose your operating
system. Just click the download button
that matches your system and let it run.
Once the file finishes downloading, open
it up. If you're on Windows like me,
you'll get the standard installation
wizard and you just need to choose your
language, choose where you want to
install it, and finally click install
and let it do its thing. Once that's
done, you can go ahead and launch the
tour browser. The very first time you
open it, tour will ask you how you want
to connect. You will see a screen that
says something like this. In most
situations, you can just click connect
and it will start building a circuit to
the tour network. Keep in mind that if
you live in a country where tour is
blocked, like China or Iran, you might
need to click configure and set up a
bridge. Once tour connects, it will open
up like a regular browser. But we want
to verify that the connection is
actually going through the tour network.
So, in the address bar, type
check.pro.org and then hit enter. You'll
see a message that says something like
this along with an IP address that is
part of the tour network. This means
you're good to go and all your browsing
is now routed through tour. So now
you've got tour browser installed.
You're connected to the tour network and
your traffic is being routed through a
secure anonymized circuit. If you're
just looking around, checking out onion
links, reading forums, or doing basic
research, using tour browser on your
regular system is totally fine. It still
gives you a solid layer of privacy as
long as you're careful. But here's the
thing, and this is really important.
Even though tour hides your internet
traffic, your operating system can still
leak identifying information like
metadata, cacheed files, browser
history, or background services that can
log activity. All that stuff can leave a
footprint on your machine without you
even realizing it. And that footprint
can eventually be tied back to you. So,
if you're curious about staying
anonymous, then using something like
Tails OS is going to be the next step.
Now, Tails is a live operating system
you boot from a USB stick. It routes
everything to Route by default. It
leaves no trace on the machine you're
using and it's read only. So, even if
you plug it into a malware infected
computer, you can still safely run
Tails. To install Tails, you need to
open up a browser and go to tails.net.
Once you're there, click the install
Tails button. This will take you to a
step-by-step guide. Before you start, it
will tell you what you need, and if you
match these requirements, simply click
download Tails. This will start
downloading the Tails image file, and it
might take a few minutes depending on
your connection. Once you install the
image file, you will have to burn it
into your USB stick. Here, I'm going to
use Bellina Etcher to do that, but you
can use any other tool of your choice to
burn the image. If you don't have
Bellina etcher tool, you can download it
by visiting
bolina.io/cher and download the right
version for your operating system. Once
you install this tool, simply run it and
then you will see a window that looks
like this. So here, simply click flash
from file and select the Tails image
file you just downloaded earlier. Next,
plug in your USB stick. Then click
select target and choose it from the
list. And finally, click flash to burn
the image into the USB stick. Keep in
mind that anything on the USB stick will
be wiped. So, if you have anything
important on it, make sure to save it
somewhere safe. This process usually
takes about 5 to 10 minutes, but once
it's done, you can safely remove the USB
stick. All right, now everything is
ready. We want to simply run Tails We
just burned on the USB stick. And to do
this, you need to shut down your
computer completely and make sure the
USB stick is plugged in and then turn
your computer back on and enter the boot
menu. And to get on the boot menu on
most computers, you will press a key
like F12, F9, escape or delete during
startup. You might see a prompt like
press for boot options or BIOS. So try
to hit that key fast. Depending on your
system, it will look different, but the
general idea is to change the boot order
and make sure the USB with the Tails is
the first one to boot into instead of
your main hard drive. If everything goes
right, you'll see the Tails boot screen
pop up. You can simply choose the
default options and then hit start
tails. Give it some time to load and
then choose your connection type to tour
network. After all this, you will now
have a fully anonymous privacy focused
environment. Everything you do here is
going to be routed through tour leaves
no trace on your computer and resets
after every shutdown. You can now browse
onion sites with real operational
security without your main operating
system tracking anything in the
background. All right, we're almost
there. We've set up everything. Tails OS
is running. We know that all traffic is
going through the tour network. And most
importantly, we know that everything
will be wiped clean the moment we shut
down the system. But we still want to
increase our protection a little bit
more. And the reason is that the dark
web is a place where privacy and
protection matter. Not just from the
sites you visit, but from any possible
fingerprinting, leaks, or malware that
you come across. So even though Tails
gives us a solid foundation, we still
want to harden the browser a little bit
more. By default, Tor browser is set to
a balanced level of security, which
tries to give you full functionality
without sacrificing too much. But you
can safely push this higher. And to do
this, you can simply click the shield
icon and then click settings. And then
here you will see three options:
standard, safer, and safest. For most
users, I recommend going with safer,
which gives you extra protection without
completely breaking every website. But
if you're going deep into more sensitive
or dangerous pages, then you probably
need to switch it to the safest. This
will make sites look a bit broken, but
the trade-off is going to be worth it.
All right, now we're actually ready to
start browsing the dark web safely. But
here comes the obvious question. Where
do you even find these onion sites? The
thing is, onion sites are not indexed
like regular websites. You won't find
them by just googling around, which is
kind of the whole point. They're
intentionally hidden from the surface
web. Most users rely on a few common and
relatively safe methods. Some of these
methods include AMIA, which is a search
engine for onion sites. It filters out
illegal content and is often used by
researchers and journalists. And
finally, r/onion subreddit, which can be
a gold mine for lesserk known but
trusted services. Just make sure you're
not blindly visiting links from random
users. Always verify onion addresses
because they're long and random for a
reason, and it's super easy to get
tricked by lookalike or fishing clones
while visiting links on dark web. Do not
give out real names, real emails, or any
identifying information. Do not download
files unless you trust the source. and
do not use tour to log into your
personal accounts. So that's it and you
now have the tools to browse the dark
web safely and privately. The dark web
itself is not illegal just like the
surface web. It all depends on what you
do while you're there. So be smart, be
cautious, and don't get reckless just
because you're behind tour or inside
tales. Use this knowledge responsibly.
And if you found this video useful, let
me know in the comments. And as always,
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