clearnet
Standard indexed web
Clearnet refers to the conventional, publicly accessible internet—websites indexed by search engines and reachable through standard browsers without special software.
The term exists mainly in contrast to the darknet or dark web, which requires tools like Tor to access: The site moved from the clearnet to an onion address.
Sometimes called the surface web.
Entered into a reference system
- publicAvailable to all
- accessibleAble to be reached
- search enginesInternet lookup tools
- GoogleDominant web search provider
browsers · standard · open · visible · unencrypted · mainstream · HTTP · HTTPS
Without safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- traceableAble to be followed
- IP addressDevice's unique network number
ISP · metadata · logging · surveillance · monitoring · fingerprinting · tracking · cookies
Encrypted, unindexed online networks
- TorAnonymous routing network
- onionPungent layered bulb
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
underground · illicit · unindexed · deep web · VPN · privacy · censorship · surveillance
indexed
Entered into a reference system
- publicAvailable to all
- accessibleAble to be reached
- search enginesInternet lookup tools
Google · browsers · standard · open · visible · unencrypted · mainstream · HTTP · HTTPS · domain names
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- traceableAble to be followed
IP address · ISP · metadata · logging · surveillance · monitoring · fingerprinting · tracking · cookies · plain text
dark web
Encrypted, unindexed online networks
encrypted · underground · illicit · unindexed · deep web · VPN · privacy · censorship · surveillance · tracking
clearnetdarknet
Encrypted anonymous network
dark web · deep web · Tor · private networks
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