Abstract
It is inevitable that the rules for using various sources of information in cyberspace keep changing. We are still searching for the best possible form. A form that would, on the one hand, provide us with reliable material, and on the other hand guarantee utmost security and ensure that our interests or any exchange of correspondence or opinion will not be seized by unauthorised individuals or even used against us. In order to meet such needs and expectations, Darknet has been created, in particular TOR network (The Onion Router). The starting point for this paper was the history and principles of TOR, as well as the issue of anonymity and payments with cryptocurrencies. In the further part of the article there is a discussion on the positive and negative opportunities that TOR offers. The paper ends with an indication of possible directions for further work and elaboration.
Highlights
Contemporary world is characterised by uncertainty and turbulent variability in science, technology, production as well as the speed of transmission and the significance of information in social life
The attitude of particular governments to the TOR network can be extreme in some cases
Internal documents in the USA National Security Agency (NSA) refer to Tor as “the king of high-secure, low latency internet anonymity” [3]. Other governments such as those of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq openly condemn the operation of the TOR network and block its sites and access to entry nodes
Summary
Contemporary world is characterised by uncertainty and turbulent variability in science, technology, production as well as the speed of transmission and the significance of information in social life. It is in front of our very eyes that the Fourth Industrial Revolution takes place as we speak. Network users do not wish for cybersecurity mechanisms to be expanded if they are to be used by public authorities through mass electronic surveillance. This problem is known in the literature on the subject as the “cybersecurity paradox” [2].
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