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Dark Web
What is Dark Web?
The Dark Web is a reality that has existed since the beginning of the internet. While there is a load of information indexed on the web, easily accessible by anyone with internet connectivity irrespective of geography, there is even more information and data that do not come to notice because it is hidden and requires special privileges to access. This unchartered portion of the web is called Dark Web.
How is Dark Web different from Web
Information on the dark web is not defined by regulations and content policies. Moreover, web pages serving information on the dark web do not appear on
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Latest Updates on Dark Web
8 in 10 app taxi users report dark patterns on ride-hailing apps: Survey
About 59 per cent of app-based taxi users said they have faced hidden charges -- fees not shown upfront but added at the end of the ride
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Digital lending, edtech, ecommerce among worst dark pattern users: Survey
Most online platforms in India continue to use dark patterns despite government rules, with hidden fees, forced actions and bait & switch among the most common tricks, a LocalCircles survey shows
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UK's MI6 agency launches dark web portal 'Silent Courier' to recruit spies
MI6 said it was harnessing the anonymity of the dark web for the first time to allow potential agents living in Russia and around the world to mitigate the risks against them
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Bans won't kill gambling, money gaming will just shift to the Dark Web
As attempts to ban card games in Stalinist Russia show, they simply move underground - or, in the case of online gaming, to the Dark Web
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Dark web makes it tough for Delhi Police to probe bomb threats to schools
Cyber experts of the Delhi Police and senior officers investigating the threats said the senders are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and the dark web
 "Dark web makes it tough for Delhi Police to probe bomb threats to schools")
CCPA's advisory on dark patterns sent to over 50 online platforms
Platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato and Paytm asked to eliminate dark patterns and complete self-audits within three months as per 2020 e-commerce rules
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Trump pardons dark web marketplace 'Silk Road' creator: Who is Ross Ulbricht?
In 2011, Ulbricht launched 'Silk Road', a darknet marketplace he envisioned as a freewheeling, anonymous platform for trade, powered by cryptocurrency
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At least 20% cybercrimes involve dark web usage by attackers: Report
The dark web is a platform on the internet that can be accessed using special tools. It is usually very difficult to trace the identity and location of a dark web user
 "At least 20% cybercrimes involve dark web usage by attackers: Report")
Govt eyes crackdown on ecommerce dark patterns amid festive shopping season
In December last year, the Consumer Affairs Ministry introduced rules defining 13 dark patterns in ecommerce, classifying them as violations of consumer protection laws
52 of 53 top apps in India use 'dark patterns', says ASCI study
The report said that ethical design alternatives and choice architecture in apps should be introduced to bring down such cases
Eyes on dark web: How Indian firms can protect their data from cyberthieves
To mitigate risks from dark web, organisations should implement cybersecurity monitoring that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-activity measures
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Consumer affairs secretary warns e-commerce sites on dark patterns
The government has been working towards eliminating the usage of dark patterns by e-commerce platforms
Boat suffers data breach: Personal data of 7.5 mn users leaked on dark web
The threat actor has put out around 2 Gigabytes of personally identifiable information (PII) of boAt users on dark web forums, claimed the reports
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Data of 7.5 mn boAt customers leaked on dark web: Forbes India report
The personal data of 7.5 million boAt customers is a being sold at just two euros on the dark web
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67% of consumers experienced subscription trap: LocalCircles survey
Over 1 in 2 consumers surveyed who bought something via app or software platforms said they experienced dark patterns like subscription trap, drip pricing and bait and switch, said the survey
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'Virtual currency, e-payments, dark web attracts terrorist organisations'
According to a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report, virtual currencies such as Bitcoin have increasingly been used in various illegal and criminal activities and terror financing
 "'Virtual currency, e-payments, dark web attracts terrorist organisations'")
Indian national pleads guilty in US to running dark web drug enterprise
Customers ordered controlled substances from Singh using the vendor sites and by paying with cryptocurrency
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Personal information of 750 mn Indians up for sale on dark web: CloudSEK
The dataset allegedly encompasses around 85 per cent of the Indian population, making it one of the largest breaches of its kind
How well can govt's dark pattern rules curb customer manipulation online?
You looked for tickets on a travel website and it showed a particular price. But, within minutes, the price increased
Battling dark patterns
Ensuring consumer protection on the web will boost growth
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