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Originally Posted by acidzebra
"Darknet" is a popular term on this board I've noticed, but I don't quite follow the way it is used here. If I had to define the term, I would go for something like a private virtual network where users connect only to people they trust - a private net within the net. While most people here seem to refer to open p2p like bittorrent, or news downloads from alt.binaries.ebooks and the like.
So what is it, regular p2p or private dark and shady VPN where mass illicit trading in ebooks is going on? And if it is the second, why hasn't anyone told me?  |
On this site, it's shorthand (gee, who remembers shorthand?) for any readily available, unauthorized source of electronic materials, particularly e-books. Private networks are lumped in as well, not because they are readily available, but because also contain unauthorized content. Darknet seemed to be a handy term, but you are free to coin another....