Social Order and Network Security. Exploratory Research on TOR Hidden Network

Abstract

As Internet becomes to grow outside of its physical carriers, it gains more influence over various subsystems constituting the social system in general. This manifestation is especially visible in the economical plane, in which a certain sym- biotic relationship between the world wide network and other outernet institutions and organizations first occurred. With Internet becoming the modern central hub and a binder for various system components, it is safe to assume, that events taking place over the web, may or will have repercussions in the non-virtual reality. It is already valid to point out, that although the borderline between virtual and non-virtual realities is less and less visible, it may be sometimes required to artificially introduce this distinction. By present - ing some of the possible actions that individuals may take while using hidden network ser - vices, an attempt shall be made, to determine what the possible outcome of the existence of such structures within the Internet may be from sociological perspective.