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Tim Bingham
Researcher emerging drug trends and on-line drug market places.
26th November 2014
Bray Drugs Awareness Conference
DRUGS & THE DARK NET
The ‘Deep Web’ is a secure and confidential
communication lines by encryption of computer IP
addresses using Tor anonymising software or web
proxy to the Tor network (http://tor2web.org ).
There is a shift toward widespread global availability of
all drugs which is evident in the recent online presence
of drug marketplaces
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
DRUGS AND THE HIDDEN WEB
•
•
2009
The drug store
A Figment Of Your
Imagination
Binary Blue Stars Open Vendor
Data Base
Tor Browser
launched
2002 Feb 2011
Silk
Road
The launch of Silk Road as a competing public drug
site was a challenge to the viability of OVDB, and
particularly as Silk Road received significant
publicity and attention.
Traffic to the site ‘soared’ and ‘demand for the
virtual currency drove up the value of one
bitcoin to more than $30’ within weeks of the
article’s publication Norris & Moses (2011)
Silk Road Vendors Advertising Page
OCTOBER 2013
NOVEMBER 2013
WHERE ARE WE NOW 2014
A DECENTRALISED MARKETPLACE
1. no one owns the network
2. platform for people to manage their own
trade online
3. No Commission and No Fees
HARM REDUCTION
Users and sellers alike can have the freedom
to be open and express themselves in ways
that are impossible in real life’.
Provided a space where people could discuss
drug safety, optimal dosing and harm
reduction. It creates a community of
individuals sharing their experiences and
knowledge on harm reduction information in a
non-judgemental environment where people
felt safe to discuss drug related issues due to
the anonymity of Tor. Matt Gleeson Stonetreeaus
• Relationships between vendors and consumers are based on
cyber levels of trust and professionalism, and supported by
‘stealth modes’, user feedback and resolution modes.
• ‘The advantage of Silkroad is your reputation is open to all. If
you mess someone around its reflected in your feedback and
ratings’. (Silk Road Vendor)
• Vendors on the market places able to offer higher quality products than those generally available on the street.
• Online drug distribution removes many of the middlemen involved in conventional drug supply chains
• Posted directly from producers to consumers.
• Customer feedback plays a crucial role in regulating online drug markets
• These market places also have the benefit of
reducing the presence of visible, open air drug
markets and reducing the risk of violence as the
drugs are sourced with anonymity with greater
levels of accountability when purchased.
• There are new opportunities for drug services to
interact with individuals who are accessing these
sites because as I observed they are often
isolated from mainstream drug services