Jamie Bartlett: How the mysterious dark net is going mainstream
傑米·巴特利特: 神秘的黑暗網路如何走向主流
In his book "The Dark Net," Jamie Bartlett investigates Internet subcultures, both legal and illegal. Full bio
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low-price cocaine,
anonymous markets.
瀏覽這些網站,
Chrome or Firefox --
hidden part of the Internet,
隱身於網際網路中,
(Tor hidden service)。
numbers and letters that end in .onion,
並以.onion (.洋蔥)作結尾,
with a special browser
造訪這些網站,
a U.S. Naval intelligence project.
美國海軍的情報計劃,
by encrypting your IP address
將你的IP位址進行編碼,
other computers around the world
clever encryption system,
thousand sites that operate there
正在運作的黑暗網站,
visited by anonymous users.
無須審查的世界。
that it's a natural place to go
need not be illegal.
當然也不見得不合法。
commercial hacking services,
interesting, exciting places
最有趣、最令人興奮的地方之一。
although innovation, of course,
the pariahs, the outcasts --
被排斥者、社會邊緣人 -
because they have to be.
on the dark net fairly soon.
anyone in this audience would use it
on signing up to one of these sites
you make your choice,
preferably not your home address --
最好別用你家住址 -
to arrive in the post,
is not because of the clever encryption.
不是這個聰明的加密系統。
on these sites
to build up a reputation.
to change allegiance whenever they want,
of positive feedback
其他網站使用者的歷史正面評價。
of competition and choice
the economists would predict.
product quality tends to go up,
of special deals, one-offs,
excellent and consistent marijuana
品質良好且穩定的大麻,
that's also encrypted, of course.
當然也經過加密。
只買 1克的大麻?」
if I buy just one gram of marijuana?"
I would, too, if I were you."
如果我是您,我也會這麼做。」
with just one gram.
完全沒有問題。
English accent, but I assume he did.
英國上流社會口音,但我假設他有。
of consumer-centric attitude
120,000 pieces of feedback
over a three-month period,
的用戶回饋後,
more available, more easily,
更好取得、更容易送到
that is not a good thing.
if you are going to take drugs,
of purity and quality,
if you're taking drugs.
from the comfort of your own home,
with buying on the streets.
to survive in this marketplace.
才能在市場上生存。
that are currently in operation --
they're not always perfect;
都順利運作,也非完美無缺;
was shut down 18 months ago,
在18個月前被關閉了,
over a billion dollars' worth of trade.
數十億美元的交易。
in which they are operating,
thinking of ways of getting smarter,
一直想出更聰明的辦法、
directly back to you.
for real-world currencies
of anonymity to its users.
大家發現一個瑕疵。
people noticed a flaw.
were running away with peoples' bitcoin
買家的比特幣捲款潛逃,
called multi-signature escrow payments.
稱為「多重簽章第三方託管付費系統」
第三方數位錢包,
that I'd sent it,
could then send the product to me,
engaged in the transaction --
a problem with bitcoin,
in a public ledger.
and work out who's behind them.
這些交易背後的人是誰。
their bitcoin into one address,
is sent on to the right recipients,
right now on the dark net markets?
毒品的市場趨勢嗎?
about what the drugs industry is doing?
有道義的消費者嗎?
fair trade organic cocaine.
公平貿易的有機古柯鹼。
from Colombian druglords,
20 percent of any profits
about the morality of these sites --
的道德問題有何想法 -
actually an easy question --
competitive, anonymous markets,
有競爭力又匿名的市場,
by the authorities,
of what is to come.
我們很容易忘記
changed many times
其實已經有過多次改變。
as a military project,
to an academic network,
companies in the '90s,
via social media in the noughties,
被我們的社交網路入侵,
like the dark net markets --
about our privacy.
concerns about privacy.
我們對隱私的擔憂。
the more we worry about them,
就越擔心這些問題,
our worries are growing.
what happens to our data.
who might be watching us.
in the number of people
and three million daily users
is perfectly legitimate,
around the world
to keep you private online --
網路隱私的技術和工具 -
which tries to link up
of millions of computers around the world,
有聯網但未使用的硬碟的計劃,
that no one really controls.
沒人能真正控制的網路。
computing before, of course.
to the search for extraterrestrial life.
從Skype到探索外星生命。
and powerful encryption --
和強大的加密系統結合 -
to censor and control.
works on similar principles.
也用類似的原理在運作。
and so on and so on.
a den for dealers
released his album as a dark net site.
艾費克斯雙胞胎(Aphex Twin)
架設黑暗網路的網站。
have opened a dark net site
已經在黑暗網路上架設網站,
about regeneration projects.
every social media company,
in this audience,
more interesting,
if you care about liberty.
about democracy.
for illegal pornography
,這也是個好消息。
也不會完全光明。
that's going to win out, but both.
而是雙方共存。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jamie Bartlett - Social media analystIn his book "The Dark Net," Jamie Bartlett investigates Internet subcultures, both legal and illegal.
Why you should listen
As the director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos, a leading UK think tank, Jamie Bartlett is currently involved in projects on crypto-currencies, surveillance and counter-surveillance methods and ISIS’s use of social media for propaganda and recruitment. He is a vocal columnist and commentator and the author of The Dark Net, a book on legal and illegal internet subcultures. Previously, he conducted field research in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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