‘Random Darknet Shopper’ bot that bought ecstasy online is going on another spending spree
Nov29
A laptop running a bot that makes automated purchases from the ‘darknet’ has just made its first since being released by the police for buying ecstasy online. The laptop/bot combo are part of an art installation looking to explore the deep Web and all its previous purchases – with the exception of the ecstasy – went on display in the exhibition space alongside the computer. “The Random Darknet Shopper is a live Mail Art piece, an exploration of the deep Web via the goods traded there. It directly connects the darknet with the gallery. By randomizing its consumerism, the bot…
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