In this A Lot To Say episode, Eileen Ormsby joins for a chat about her experience as a Dark Web expert. She'sa lawyer, author and freelance journalist based in Melbourne and has written multiple books with her first, 'Silk Road', being an in-depth expose of the black markets that operate on the dark web. Following that, Eileen wrote 'The Darkest Web' which established her as a go-person for all things Dark Web focussed.
She’s a prolific author, contributor and journalist for a range of publications and has been involved in ghost-writing for podcasts with significant listenership as well.
*Content Warning - very mature themes contained in this podcast episode
A few points in the chit-chat:
An overview of the Dark Web
How does one get into investigating the Dark Web?
Being directly exposed to trends in drug consumption
Eileen’s passion for drug reform
The rise and fall of Silk Road
New marketplace operators taking the place of the original
The mental effect of being involved in a dark, dark place
Being exposed to highly disturbing moments
A winding career path encompassing being a lawyer, skydiving instructor etc
Diving into production consultancy work as a result of being immersed in this world
Silk Road created the proof of use case for cryptocurrency
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