role of Tor has evolved, and it can be used as a browser that helps people
gain access to parts of what we consider the dark web. One of the ways
through which it does this is by allowing access to .onion websites which
can only be found on the web. If you are wondering what Tor is still,
continue below :
Tor is one of the versions of Firefox which a well-known and widely-used
web browser in the world. Tor, however, helps the user to browse the web
while staying anonymous. Interestingly, this process of helping protect the
user’s identity starts from the time when he/she is trying to download the
browser. The browser has some systems put in place to help the user by
advising them on what they should do to help keep their identities private.
They give tips such as asking the user to cover their cameras with dark tape
just in case someone is spying on them.
From a more technical perspective, Tor provides an encryption tool through
which all sites on the dark web are able to hide their location, identity, and
activity. When you use Tor, you can make yourself appear as if you are in a
different country to your actual location. As such, Tor functions a lot like a
VPN. Running a website through Tor produces the same effect. To be able
to visit the dark website through the protection of Tor encryption, the web
user needs to use Tor. The end of the internet protocol in such a case will be
bounced through the layers of encryption so that the IP addresses do not
appear as the actual addresses but as other IP addresses on the Tor network.
This is why many individuals are able to visit the dark web, but it can be
next to impossible to establish who is really behind the screen compared to
when a person uses the traditional search engines .
