Un « Deep / dark web » ? Les métaphores de la profondeur et de l’ombre sur le réseau Tor
Tor (The Onion Router) is a subnetwork of the Internet which makes it possible for mere users and contents providers to conceal their identity on special websites called location-hidden services. Based on the analysis of the technical documentation, the common representations and field-material from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Netcom Association
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Netcom |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/netcom/3134 |
| Summary: | Tor (The Onion Router) is a subnetwork of the Internet which makes it possible for mere users and contents providers to conceal their identity on special websites called location-hidden services. Based on the analysis of the technical documentation, the common representations and field-material from the location-hidden services, this article evaluates the relevance of the « deep web » and « dark web » metaphors often used to talk about the location-hidden services of Tor. It suggests to rather use the term « .onion web ». |
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| ISSN: | 0987-6014 2431-210X |