Going Dark

Going Dark is a term used to describe the inability of government and law enforcement to intercept electronic communications to trace the users behind the anonymity services.[1][2][3] FBI Director James B. Comey has stated that this poses a problem since the facility may have the "legal authority to intercept and access communications and information pursuant to court order" but cannot due to a lack of technical ability.[4] In 2015 FBI further stated that the issues posed by "going dark" have become a larger problem due to the rapid change of technology.[5]

There are technologies that allow anonymity over internet services such as TOR.[6] Advance internet users use this technology to access services available at Deep Internet, the portion of internet where there's no trace of IP logging is left.

References

  1. ↑ Ward, Meredith. "The IACP Testifies on “Going Dark”". Police Chief Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Counter-terrorism Going dark". Economist. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Caproni, Valerie. "Going Dark: Lawful Electronic Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies". FBI. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Comey, James B. "Going Dark: Are Technology, Privacy, and Public Safety on a Collision Course?". FBI. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "FBI urges metadata spy power renewal: Terror suspects ‘going dark’". Washington Times. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Going Dark: Are Technology, Privacy, and Public Safety on a Collision Course?". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 17 April 2015.