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I found this quite interesting but I was disappointed in the lack of coverage in the actual dark net. Most of the reporting done in this book was about some of the darker sides of the regular internet. While this was fascinating, I was hoping for more coverage on the dark net. Still an interesting look at the internet that I am sure is outdated by now.
Definitely written for an audience that doesn't know much about this side of the internet. Really doesn't go in depth into anything. Because of this, I found some of the chapters incredibly boring. I didn't quite agree with some of the inferences the author was trying to make.
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Not bad. It was definitely an interesting read, though I think the tile is a bit misleading. The book starts out discussing TOR networks etc and everything you could call the "dark net" but then shifts to a history of the internet, forums and Usenets (which are not really part of that). I am glad it did not turn out to be a fear-mongering book as it initially started out to be.
So, if you are interested in "the internet" and what's out there (as of 2014), it's fairly informative and has a great number of interesting interviews and stories to read. But for anyone that uses the internet beyond Facebook and email, you won't find anything super groundbreaking or new to be learned, but rather a nice amount of detail an context to your existing knowledge.
So, if you are interested in "the internet" and what's out there (as of 2014), it's fairly informative and has a great number of interesting interviews and stories to read. But for anyone that uses the internet beyond Facebook and email, you won't find anything super groundbreaking or new to be learned, but rather a nice amount of detail an context to your existing knowledge.
as I am the kind of reader who avoids books in which "Futurist" refers not to Marinetti et. al but to some Objectivist who uses his eDiets money to commission cryogenic research/memory-uploading software, I knew I was taking a chancd but figured I ought to.
I didn't expect so shallow a book. I hoped to learn something of *how* the deep web functions, but this book was really just a statement *that* it functions. things I did learn from this author: "the internet is power and freedom" and "after you explore an internet subculture, the issues don't seem black and white anymore." gag me with a Coleco voice-synthesis module.
I didn't expect so shallow a book. I hoped to learn something of *how* the deep web functions, but this book was really just a statement *that* it functions. things I did learn from this author: "the internet is power and freedom" and "after you explore an internet subculture, the issues don't seem black and white anymore." gag me with a Coleco voice-synthesis module.
Found this to be a good starting point for anyone interested in the subject matter, I was kind of hoping for a more in-depth covering over a few topics, but will look into the references Bartlett listed for further reading. His style of reporting was engaging and kept my interest throughout. I did have some moments of pause in discussing some matters of trolls/racists etc and essentially where it was kind of like oh the Neo-Nazi, not so bad a bloke (I understand, but it still hits a little funny) and I imagine Bartlett's experience(s) with the person(s) are going to be different than others because of who he is and the aims of the book.
Overall, enjoyable, fascinating read, and I would consider checking out more of his works.
Overall, enjoyable, fascinating read, and I would consider checking out more of his works.
Useful and informative, but it often feels like you're being led by a person with only slightly more relative knowledge than yourself.
This one's more of dark side of the internet than the deep web, except silkroad most of the mentioned websites are available on surface web and doesn't add much to existing knowledge, but nevertheless an engaging read.
As a technologically-illiterate millennial with an interest in sociology, this was a fascinating read. If you're a denizen of the surface net, you've certainly glimpsed the edges of the darknet; maybe you've occasionally partaken in it. This book offers a rare journey into some of the darkest corners of the internet with the added benefit that you don't actually have to travel to the shadowy web-locales Bartlett describes. This is by no means an all-inclusive tour of the internet's underbelly, but it is a well-researched and clearly written introduction to the darker purposes that the internet serves.
this is a interesting jounrney into some dark places, and gets into the minds of the people behind the bit coin and the assassination stuff is interesting to read about.