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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
If you have an opinion on the pros or cons of the Internet then you should read this book. It could tilt you either way.
A very balanced and insightful exploration of the murky and bright aspects of modern technology.
A very balanced and insightful exploration of the murky and bright aspects of modern technology.
Love reading about the Dark Web, so so interesting and can’t wait to learn more.
Having no personal experience in "the Dark Net" I'm not entirely sure how accurate some of the topics are; however, it was pretty fascinating. Seems like an alternate realm dedicated to anarchy. The history section was also a good read. But a lot of "the Dark Net" appears to be counterculture message boards from how this is written. Interesting either way though.
I really enjoyed this read - it was a good mix of breadth and depth giving you enough details to feel satisfied but changing topics to keep it fresh. It is interesting and sad to see how anonymity can bring out such human ugliness.
Disturbing but well researched investigation into darknet. The author does not cover areas of highest risk like markets for weapons or even people.
Very odd addition of a final chapter on Transhumanism / unclesr how it relates to dark net.
Very odd addition of a final chapter on Transhumanism / unclesr how it relates to dark net.
Good general overview of what the dark net is, how to access it, and the different subcultures that flourish there. The book was informative, but I kept feeling like I would have liked a little more--I'm not sure of what, though. Maybe more context? I'm not sure. I actually enjoyed Wired's big piece on the fall of the Silk Road way more, maybe because it was more of a crime story? What did really annoy me about the book was how very, very few women were mentioned or interviewed. The only women in the book were victims of doxxing, women who were camgirls, and women interviewed in the chapter on pro-ana, self-harm, and suicide sites. I know tech is male-dominated, but that doesn't justify entire chapters without a female presence at all. This is a personal annoyance, and I might be more bothered by it than other people (I have been reading a lot of feminist books and novels with female protagonists lately...).
Awesome awesome awesome - inspired a lot of thought for me
On the internet nobody knows you are a dog. Sometimes this is an excellent thing, and sometimes not so much, but it is a fact leveraged by many of the internet's subcultures investigated investigated in this book. The polite Silk Road vendor was quite an insight into a trust-less market place, and the drawing out of some similarities of experiences online between the EDL and antifa people, despite very different political stances, was fascinating. This is a good starting point for an introduction to the "digital underworld" (as the subtitle has it) that most of us will have an inkling that this is happening.
I was hoping to read about more things I didn't already know about. This book isn't for people who already know about Tor, 4chan, etc. I guess I was looking for more of a deeper exploration of the Deep Web rather than an overview of some of the seedier places on the internet that are mostly available on the surface web. So the information in this book is certainly interesting, but if you're already a fairly advanced internet user, there may not be anything new for you in here. Which is a shame, because the audience that would be attracted to a book like this is probably people who are already pretty advanced internet citizens.
