Deep Web
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Deep Web

by Alex Winter

Country / Year
USA / 2015
Duration
90 Min.
Languages
EnglishEnglish
Subtitles
GermanGerman
Genre
DOC: Technology & Economics
Tags
Digital World
Crime
Documentary
Direction
Alex Winter
Cast
Andy Greenberg,
Neill Franklin,
Lyn Ulbricht,
Joshua Dratel,
Christopher Soghoian

Beyond the websites that can be found on the World Wide Web via search machines lies another network: the Deep Web. This is where, in 2011, the digital black market ‘Silk Road’ could to be found, a website where drug dealers and buyers could operate anonymously. The platform was controlled by Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR), a person or organisation that spoke out against regulated markets and state surveillance. Nobody knew who was behind the pseudonym until October 23 when 29-year-old Internet idealist Ross Ulbricht was arrested by the FBI. To this day, Ulbricht denies having anything whatsoever to do with the DPR. The event led to a worldwide protest and intensive discussions about data protection and internet surveillance.

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