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darknet
Last modified: Friday, July 31, 2009
Short for dark Internet, in file sharing terminology, a darknet is a Internet or
private network, where information and content are shared by darknet
participants anonymously. Darknets are popular with users who share copy
protected files as the service will let users send and receive files
anonymously — that is, users cannot be traced, tracked or personally identified.
Usually, darknets are not easily accessible via regular Web
browsers.
Befriending the Enemy The term darknet, referring to a a collection of networks and technologies used to share digital content, has come into vogue recently, but reading the 2002 paper on the subject by four Microsoft researchers shows that the principles of the darknet -- copying and sharing -- have always been with us.
