Re: [tor-talk] Terminology: Deep v Dark Web

[Katya Titov <kattitov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick:
> Why should you be stuck with anything? You're writing an important
> piece for an important project: You know... the onion with the crown?
> What you're writing may well become a source, a reference. You drive
> the conversation. All the words are belong to you. :)
> 
> In a very broad sense I'd suggest:
> 
> 'Commercial' that is open to all (sort of) and is after whatever can
> be monetized.
> 
> 'Private' that is behind all those heavy-metal firewalls and exists 
> primarily in support of 'commercial'.
> 
> 'Neutral' for those referred to as 'deep' or 'dark' and, like Tor,
> seek to be common carriers:Identity is by choice, not by mandate. The 
> connotations of the word 'neutral' are benign. It also suggests 'net 
> neutrality' (original recipe... not KFCC's extra-crispy). Further, 
> 'Neutral Net' has a nice ring to it. Shorten that to 'NeuNet' and the 
> media might run with the concept. They love that stuff; it makes the 
> Pulitzer fairies run around in their heads.

Thanks Rick, for the encouragement and the suggestions. I've added a
few definitions ('Open Internet' to represent your 'Commercial', as well
as a 'Private network'), but I've left the dark web as is ... not sure
that 'Neutral' fits, but I will keep it in mind.
-- 
kat
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