Just as curiosity killed the cat, curiosity will come to kill humans as well. As more and more people around the world begin to hear of the elusive deep web and the millions of billions of amenities on it, usage is only going one way: up. The interest in being a part of the deep web community is only growing stronger and stronger, whether for purchasing a hitman, or simply keeping an anonymous profile among the drug lords and programmers gone rogue.

Quite simply, as the number of users on the deep web increases, the more high-tech, secure and essential the deep web becomes. The supply will keep up with the demand in such a way that users will be satisfied enough to continue using it with little to no risk. While the government can try and track down and stop facets of the deep web, it’s very likely that only the highest and most well-known sites run the risk of being caught.

Most famously, the Silk Road, the first modern deep web black marketplace, was taken down by the FBI in November 2013. Containing more than 10,000 products for sale, 70 percent of which were drugs, the Silk Road engaged in approximately $15 million of transactions per year. Ross William Ulbricht, the creator of this site, was given a life sentence in prison for money laundering, computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic narcotics and attempting to kill six people. However, due to the nature of the anonymity on the deep web, this was one of just a few dozen arrests made on the site as most producers and consumers got away scot free.

As far as internet security goes, it is important for organizations such as the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Justice to be able to grasp conceptually what is going on underneath the surface of the world wide web in order to be able to protect those that are not involved. Due to the complex schemes of programming, anyone around the world has the danger of having their credit card information, social security number or identity stolen.

Whether or not Americans choose to actively participate in the illegal underworkings of the internet as technology progresses forward, only one thing is for sure: the deep web is here to stay.