Exposing the Darknet

Exposing the Darknet

Peak around the shadowy corners of the Internet -- where users are anonymous and information cannot be tracked. We find out how the underground Internet works, and how it serves goals both legitimate and illicit...

Tech Tuesday goes legitimate and illicit -- and explores -- and explores the "darknet." A shadow Internet network where users are anonymous and information cannot be tracked, the darknet is used by everyone from activists avoiding repressive regimes to criminals avoiding the law. A useful tool for journalists and law enforcement, we all got a small window into the darknet last fall, when the hacker group Anonymous breached a notorious child porn site and released the names of its users.

Guests

Chester Wisniewski

Senior Security Advisor,Sophos Incorporated

Karen Reilly

Development Director, Tor Project

Jillian York

Director, International Freedom of Expression, Electronic Frontier Foundation

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