Topic: Deep Web

3 chapters across the catalog

BLEXIT
Episode 1081 1:11:24 - 1:14:46

1081: BLEXIT

Digital Threat Intelligence and Deep Web Monitoring

Media discussions on CNN featuring Brian Stelter advocated for "digital threat intelligence" to monitor the "deep and dark web" for red flags. The conversation suggested that law enforcement should have tools to analyze anomalous behavior across all platforms, similar to how retailers like Target track consumer profiles. This move toward unified surveillance is presented as a necessary step to prevent rhetoric from transitioning into physical action.

Bug Juice
Episode 891 52:26 - 55:04

891: Bug Juice

Web History, Bandwidth Theft and Framing

A retrospective on early internet legal and ethical battles, including "bandwidth theft" via deep-linking to images and the practice of "framing" other websites to steal advertising revenue. These issues were prominent in the early 2000s during the rise of blogs and Slashdot.

Exploding Generator
Episode 668 1:38:38 - 1:44:02

668: Exploding Generator

CSI Cyber, CBS Cybercrime Dramas

CBS is launching CSI: Cyber, a new franchise focused on crimes occurring in the "deep web." A pilot episode featured technically inaccurate dialogue regarding "nodes" and "icebergs" of the internet. This follows the success of Scorpion and indicates a broader trend in television to dramatize cyber warfare and untraceable digital currency heists.