The Dark Web

The internet is much,much bigger than you realize.A normal person can only access 4% of the internet which is visible to them.The internet is divided into 3 layers;surface web,deep web,dark web.The surface web is used by normal people like you and me.The deep web is usually used for government and academic information.The dark web is used by hackers and are used for other illegal activities. Dark web is the world wide web that is only accessible by means of special software and only allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous.The dark web is a subset of the deep web.The dark web was created by the US government in order to allow spies to exchange information completely anonymously.The dark web hides things including identities and actions.The dark web also prevents people to know who you are,what you are doing and where you are doing it.

The dark web exists on dark nets, which are “overlay networks”. They’re build on top of the normal Internet, but they require special software to access, so they aren’t normally visible or accessible to people who aren’t in the know.

Dark nets hide websites that don’t want to be on the normal internet,where they can be tracked down. These websites comprise what’s known as the dark web.

One of the most widely known examples of a dark website was Silk Road, a huge black market website where drugs were offered for sale, with payments made in Bitcoin and drugs mailed to buyers through the postal system.

It’s worth noting that not everything you see on the dark web is legitimate most of it might not be, especially the more extreme listings. Are the criminal services and products advertised real, or do they just exist to scam people out of their money? Perhaps some of them are traps laid by the authorities to catch people who try to hire assassins, buy weapons, or acquire counterfeit currency.

What do u find on dark web;

• The Dark-web usually contains illegal sites. Almost every illegal things happen in the Dark web.
• Websites in the Dark web have an extension “.onion” which are not accessible by search engines.
• There are many hacking websites available in the Dark web.
• These websites can only be accessed by special websites eg;Tor website
• Every transaction in the Dark web happens in the form of Bit-Coins.'
• hiring of hit man
• creating fake passports and documents.
• stolen credit cards information
• videos of people getting tortured.
• secret books
• old secrets
• dead people
  
• Another part of dark web is the red rooms which contains live video of cutting and torturing people to death.Not only that but the people watching live pay to watch it and of course they are people with sick mental health.The money is paid in the form of bitcoins basically bitcoin is an online crypto currency that is not controlled or traced by government.The people who sell and buy drugs have these bit coins.In order to enter the red room you recieve a link and money is already taken from you before you enter the room
  
  .Why do people use Dark web?If you’re in a oppressive country and want to access social networking or news websites that are blocked or censored by your government, the dark web will be useful to you. If you’re a whistle blower and you need to leak documents to the media while maintaining your anonymity, that might be another good reason to visit the seedy underbelly of the web.There’s a lot of nasty stuff on the dark web even if a good amount of what you’ll find there are scams. Journalists and activists also use the dark web to avoid being traced by  governments or other actors that might want to harm them.However, the dark web is also being used for many other activities that are mostly legitimate (though not necessarily legal, depending on your perspective). Edward Snow-den, the famous whistle blower who exposed the U.S. government’s mass surveillance program, used the dark web to send information to reporters and media outlets.In countries where the government restricts access to specific websites and social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, dark web tools can help circumvent censorship.
  

Screen time for kids under 2 years

Most mental development happens up to 2 years.If children starts to engage their time watching television or mobile phones before 2 years then it would cause them to avoid physical contact and learning.I myself have observed parents giving their mobiles to their children less than 2 years old so that they may sit quietly at the side and parents can enjoy their talk.This is completely wrong.The parents should give time to their children and engage them in healthy activities rather than handing them phones.

The children above 2 year should have a supervised screen time of 1 hour.The most important thing is not only the screen time but also about what the screen time is spend on.If your child is spending his/her screen time on doing or learning something creative than it is known as the quality of screen time which i reckon is probably the best use of screen for kids.Here are some things children can watch to utilize screen for the best purpose;watch informative videos,do online courses and learn new things through YouTube. Give your children a time limit because too much screen is not good for children's both mental and physical health.These are some affects of watching too much screen on kids;Obesity,eyesight problems,headaches,sleep problems and many more.It is parents responsibility to supervise screen time for kids and keep check on what they are watching on the screens.Here are some ways to keep check on them;preview program,discuss digital safety,block inappropriate websites and content.

Positive Affects of Lockdown

Covid 19 has drastically changed our lives.As y'all know travel industries slowed or stopped.The roads are empty because of the lock down.The sound of traffic passing through my open window disappeared,delivery vehicles are pretty much limited and the crowd is less than normal.So what does that means for our environment?

Studies have been reported that the reduced levels of transportation has resulted in reduction of air pollution across many countries.If you consider London alone air pollution is held responsible for 9,400 deaths per year and globally up to 7 million people.One of the most important positive affect of the global lock down is that the Ozone Layer has started healing by itself which is very beneficial for our environment.Decrease in Nitrogen Dioxide has also been observed in China.

In Venice which is famous for its winding canal,water quality appears to be improved.Residents in the city said that the waterways are benefiting from the lack of usual boat traffic brought on by tourists who visits every year.The change has meanwhile offered locals clear view of small fish,crabs and multicolored plants.Making a better and clean environment for sea animals.

Due to less amount of people on the streets the amount of litter has reduced,making our environment clean and a safe place to live.The lock down has resulted in a lot of positive changes for our environment but will this changes last forever?probably not, after the lock down almost everything will come back to normal until unless we start to take care of our environment.

Affect of pandemic on economy (PART 2)

Pandemics have serious impacts including those on business and economies.Everybody knows that the major economy hubs have been closed.Most of the companies both local and international have been shut down completely to follow the government's lock down.There is no doubt that this pandemic will affect the economy of the whole world.The global economy has started dropping more and more.There is no way it can grow unless the Lock down ends quickly.

AFFECTS ON AIRLINES AND CRUISE LINES;

Airlines and cruise lines are already feeling affected by the pandemic,which will definitely get worse.US airlines have sought more than $50 million in government assistance to lower the impact of covid 19.

The (IATA) International Air Transport Association estimated in March that the global airline industry could lose $113 billion in 2020 as a result of the current pandemic.

Stories of passengers quarantined on offshore cruise has led the cruise industry to a similar situation.Cruise operators have announced that they are leaving the ships idle.Stocks of cruise companies have fallen 60 to 70 percent since the pandemic has began.

UNEMPLOYMENT;

In some countries the pandemic has led millions of people jobless.The US has become the worst affected nation from Covid 19.The unemployment rate is expected to rise more and more.

NATURAL GASES AND OILS;

Due to Covid 19 the industrial and travel activities are decreased,causing problems to natural gas and oil industries.Many countries are seeing the decrease in demand of oil .The oil prices touch the lowest rate in the history. 

ADVANCED ECONOMIES ARE IN DANGER;

This pandemic has hit the advanced countries more than the ones less advanced.Some countries were expecting to see a major growth of 6% but nothing like that happened.If u keep China out of the economy race it would get worse.

REDUCED FOOD AND LESS DEMAND;

As the reports of some experts,the demand of food and beverages around the world have dropped surprisingly.There are a lot of reasons ;border delays,food safety concerns,supply chain interruptions and several others.Due to reduced amount of food and beverages it is obvious to see a declination in the economy.

TOURISM;

Famous tourism places are facing huge impact as there is no tourism. Italy,Spain and China are affected the most.

Pandemics (part 1)

A pandemic is an epidemic of diseases that has spread across a large region for instance multiple continents,or even worldwide.The most recent pandemics is Covid 19 that has caused a lot of deaths. Covid 19 is not the only pandemic that has occurred in the history.History has witness pandemics that were even more dangerous,lasted for a long time and caused high death trolls.The biggest pandemic on record was the 1918 Spanish influenza,lasting from January 1918 to December 1920.It infected 50 million people,about a quarter of world's population at that time.

Plague of Justinian 541

Black Death 1346-1350

Cholera 899-923

Spanish flu 1918-1920

Asian flu  1957-1958

Hong Kong flu 1968-1969

Ebola 1976

Avian flu  2009

Corona virus 2020

are pandemics that occurred in the history.

Lock down,social distancing and high death trolls are some circumstances that are similar in almost all of the pandemics. Pandemics result in countless changes to our daily life, with schools being closed, travel being upended and sporting events being canceled or postponed.Lets take a look on what others things are affected.Concerts,sporting events,conferences are cancelled.Theme parks,restaurants,movie theaters are closed by city officials.Global brands including Nike,Addidas,IKEA etc are also facing problems because they have to close their shops or shorten their working hours. Our entertainment options are rapidly changing.The question that arises in our mind is Can pandemics be predicted?The answer is it is currently impossible to predict a pandemic,other then to suspect that there would be one.

To be continued........

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#Kashmir's Lives Matter

We are living in the most modern and technology based century. This is the century where we hear about human rights,women empowerment,freedom of speech and right to live.But we see a major contrast in practice.Many of the countries especially Muslim countries are in state of war . In occupied areas there is violation of human rights. 

Due to Covid 19 the world is in lock down and this situation makes us realize how Kashmirs lived in lock down for months and months.Recently a painful incident took place on Wednesday July 1, 2020 in the morning,when 65 year old Bashir Ahmad was killed in front of his grandson by the Indian police.A heart touching picture was captured of the 3 year old kid sitting on the chest of his grandfathers dead body. Literally India's humanity can not get worse than this.My question is why all human right  organizations are silent over the brutalization on India occupied Kashmir? Things can only be resolved by taking strict actions against India.

We have also observed the case of George Floyd in USA recently and we highly appreciate the protests and condemn brutal killings of minorities in any region by any authority because life of everyone is precious.But my question still stands there why the bloodshed of Muslims is ignored in this so called civilized world?