New search engine exposes the "dark web" launched by DARPA

Memex, a powerful new search tool that goes beyond the realm of Google, Yahoo, and Bing, is launched by DARPA.

"The internet is much, much bigger than people think," White said. "By some estimates Google, Microsoft Bing, and Yahoo only give us access to around 5% of the content on the Web." That leaves a lot of room for bad actors to operate freely in the shadows.

White says that Memex goes far beyond the realm of traditional search engines and gives law enforcement a powerful new tool to search the "dark web," where criminals buy, sell, and advertise in the illegal weapons trade and sex trafficking.

"The easiest way to think about Memex is: How can I make the unseen seen?" said Dan Kaufman, director of the information innovation office at DARPA.

"Most people on the internet are doing benign and good things," Kaufman said. "But there are parasites that live on there, and we take away their ability to use the internet against us-- and make the world a better place."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-search-engine-exposes-the-dark-web/

check in daily here an never seen this posted, anyone know much about this?


Comments


[3 Points] onionpagesADMIN:

As far as Tor goes, there are crawlers already indexing hidden services daily, Harry71 is pretty useful.


[2 Points] The_Madhouse:

knowledge should be free to everyone no matter the immediate ramifications. It will drive people to adapt and lead to creation


[1 Points] Mrg13:

There has been a few mentions of it here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/search/?q=memex&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all


[1 Points] None:

I love anything like this. Anything that allows you to go deep into the infomation out there is an advantage in my book.


[1 Points] The_Grid_Is_Up:

The only reason I remember the name DARPA is because it was in Metal Gear Solid. Not sure if I should feel ashamed of that or not...


[0 Points] bobbiggs69:

DARPA, isn't that from Lost? Oh wait, that's DHARMA...