The Invisible Web

1. THE
INVISIBLE
WEB
RAY ANGELO SUNGA | ECOMMER

2. DO YOU REALLY KNOW
THE INTERNET?
• A self-proclaimed avid surfer would say that he/she does.
WHAT WEBSITES DO YOU
REGULARLY VISIT?
• If I say Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube, Tumblr, Yahoo,
and go on and on, you’d probably nod to every single one.
DO YOU KNOW THE
DEEP WEB?
• I’m guessing majority of you don’t even know.

3. SOME
ENLIGHTENMENT.
THE INVISIBLE WEB, SO APTLY CALLED, IS THE HIDDEN
DEEPER PART OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
OUR DAILY USE OF THE INTERNET HAPPENS ONLY AT THE
SURFACE, WHERE WE LEAVE FOOTPRINTS AND ARE UNDER
SURVEILLANCE BY REGULATING BODIES.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ISSUES ON PRIVACY, THIS PERMITS
THE PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND ALLOWS FOR
TRANSPARENCY.
THE DEEP WEB ON THE
OTHER HAND, THRIVES IN
FULL ANONYMITY.

4. THE PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES.
• HITMEN FOR HIRE.
• ILLEGAL WEAPONS FOR SALE.
• PSYCHEDELICS, STIMULANTS, AND OTHER DRUGS.
• PEDOPHILIC PORN, and many more!
ANONYMITY CAN DO THINGS
TO PEOPLE. FREEDOM CAN
BE ASSOCIATED WITH
PLAYING GOD.

5. THE OTHER SIDE.
BEING HIDDEN IS NOW A CHOICE.
• THE INVISIBLE WEB CAN BE AN AVENUE OF SAFETY
FOR JOURNALISTS AND FREETHINKERS WHO WISH TO
VOICE OUT.
• IT CAN BE USED FOR SAFER TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING SENSITIVE COMPANY AND GOVERNMENT
DATA.
• THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE PRIVATE –
AND STAY THAT WAY.
THIS GREAT POWER BEARS REALLY
HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY. JUST LIKE
HUMANS: FLAWED BUT CAPABLE OF
DOING GOOD.

6. IMPLICATIONS TO
ECOMMERCE.
ON A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW, THE INVISIBLE WEB IS A
THREAT TO (LEGAL) ECOMMERCE. ONLINE BUSINESS
TRANSACTIONS SHOULD BE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND
INFORMATION-SHARING.
IT IS WHERE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED.

7. A HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP
.
ONLINE BUYING AND SELLING IS, IN MORE WAYS THAN
ONE, A CONNECTION.
CURRENT ECOMMERCE WEBSITES SUCH AS EBAY AND
AMAZON ESTABLISH GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR
CONSUMERS BY PROVIDING HONEST REVIEWS AND
UNBIASED RATINGS.
THIS LED THEM TO SUCCESS.
THE INVISIBLE WEB IS NOT A
THREAT, AND DEFINITELY NOT A
SUBSTITUTE.
SMART CONSUMERS KNOW BETTER.

8. THE INVISIBLE WEB IN
THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THERE IS NO DENYING THEIR EXISTINCE.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO: THE DEEP WEB WILL CONTINUE
TO LIVE ON A DIET OF CRIME AND DRUGS, AND GET AWAY
WITH IT FREELY.

9. THE COIN FLIP
.
LIKE WHAT I SAID BEFORE, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF DOING
GOOD.
THE INVISIBLE WEB IS NO EXCEPTION.
ALTHOUGH BY A LONG SHOT, WE CAN TURN THE NATURE
OF THE DEEP WEB INTO A FAR MORE IDEAL PLACE FOR
ANONYMITY. NO MORE GUNS. NO MORE HIRED KILLERS. NO
MORE PEDOPHILES.
JUST GOOD, CLEAN, (HIDDEN) FUN.
LET’S ALL WAIT FOR TWO
YEARS AND SEE WHAT SIDE
HUMANS ARE TAKING.

10. THANK YOU.
References:
The Deep Web: Where Google Won’t Take You
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/11/08/the-deep-web
Finding out about the deep web: The dark side of the Internet
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/finding-outabout-the-deep-web-the-dark-side-of-theinternet/article5258252.ece
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Spore-PC-Mac/productreviews/B000FKBCX4