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28 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 94 (2017-2018)
War on Drugs 2.1: Setting the Terms of Engagement

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WAR ON DRUGS 2.1: SETTING THE TERMS
                   OF   ENGAGEMENT


                              By


               Di Mal  & Gregory  D. Kaufmann2


I.  INTRODUCTION           ......................   ......94
II. THE  BASICS  OF  DRUG   SALES  ON  THE  DARK   WEB.97
III. RISE AND  FALL  OF DARK   WEB  MARKETPLACES . 102
IV. PROSECUTION OF DARK WEB CRIMES ....             .....105
V.  RECOMMENDATION           ........................   108


                     I.  INTRODUCTION

  During  the Cold  War  era, there were  fears of the Russians
attacking the American telephone system.3 In the 1960s, scientists
introduced the ARPAnet4  and packet switching so computers could
securely communicate  with each other on a network.5 Fast forward
to 2017, approximately half of the world's population is connected



   1 Di Ma graduated summa cum laude from Albany Law School in May 2014.
She is honored by the continued support of the Albany Law Journal of Science
and Technology in her pursuit of emerging technologies. Ms. Ma would like to
thank Christine Sgarlata Chung, Svetlana Yarosh, and Elle Kylei Smith. Maybe
Elle will not be one of only three girls enrolling in a computer science class in the
next decade.
   2 Gregory D. Kaufmann is an autodidact with special interests in motor
mechanics, digital infrastructure, and operational efficiencies in business.
   3 The Invention of the Internet, HISTORY, http://www.history.com/topics/inven
tions/invention-of-the-internet.
   4 Id. The acronym ARPA stands for the Department of Defense's Advanced
Research Projects Agency. Today, it has evolved into Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency. The agency develops emerging technologies for the military. For
more information, visit https://www.darpa.mil.
   5 See id. (describing ARPAnet as a galactic network of computers that could
talk to one another and packet switching as the process that breaks data down
into blocks, or packets, before sending it to its destination [so] each packet can
take its own route from place to place.).


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