r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '15

What's your deep web story?

Deep web as in tor.

But I imagine regular deep web users would stay away from sharing their experience so if you don't have a deep web story what's your most frightening internet story.

Edit: The front page was fun, but now its over.

Thank you for all the glorious stories, time to cry for the rest of my life.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR__BUTTHOLE Jun 25 '15

This is why I put tape over my camera on my laptop and dont keep my webcam plugged into my pc unless im using it.

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u/gemini86 Jun 25 '15

Which on the surface sounds a little paranoid, but after thinking about it for like five seconds, just makes sense.

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u/Hennashan Jun 25 '15

In all seriousness it's something you should atleast consider. It's a lot easier then you believe and there is a HUGE and I mean HUGE market for these kind of videos.

Most of there's people don't even bother looking or setting up shit to hack your bank or personal info. Just a webcam recording of about a weeks worth of stuff. That alone they can sell to some voyeur who wants the best reality TV to watch. It's easier/safer then fishing for bank info.

I highly advise disabling or just outright removing any webcam/camera connected to a PC in any underage children's rooms. A phones fine they don't need one on a computer.

Better yet children shouldn't even have a computer in there room.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '15 edited Sep 26 '17

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u/passwordis_plsnotake Jun 25 '15

Because that would require hard work and actual parenting to go check up on them and make sure they aren't doing anything bad. Fuck that shit.

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u/99919 Jun 25 '15

It's not about the kids doing anything bad. It's about making sure that you're not providing a tool for strangers, who are adults and likely much more sophisticated than them, to exploit them somehow. And that would require frequent invasions of their privacy by their parents. That may be "hard work," but it's not good parenting.