Surface Web: This is the web that
you and most people are already familiar with. Major websites
like Google, Amazon, Twitter and Facebook. Sites on the surface
web are “indexed,” which means they can be easily located via
search engines. Activity on the surface web can also be easily
tracked by advertisers.
Dark
Web: The “private internet” includes encrypted websites that are
hidden from search engines and other indexing services. While
not everything on the Dark Web is, strictly speaking, illegal,
this is the place to go if you run shady operations like data
laundering and cybercrime. Accessing the Dark Web requires
special encryption software like Tor Browser.
Deep
Web: The term deep web is often used interchangeably with Dark
Web, but the definitions are different. The deep web simply
includes all online data that is not registered with search
engines. This includes back-end data for most of the world’s
biggest websites and platforms, as well as encrypted information
stored on private networks and cloud servers.