ECT Dark Web is a humorous, dark web marketplace themed educational tool where students spend fake currency to purchase hints for class assignments. Students are given a budget per assignment and must decide which hints are worth buying to help them complete their work.
This site is entirely fictional, humorous in nature, and used for academic purposes ONLY! No actual illegal activity, real currency, or real marketplace transactions are involved. All "dubiously obtained information" is course material created by your instructor.
How It Works
Log in with credentials provided by your instructor
Browse your enrolled courses on the Markets page
Each assignment gives you a fresh budget to spend
Review hint descriptions and costs before purchasing
Add hints to your cart and complete the transaction
Purchased hints reveal their full content
Data Privacy and Security
All uploaded files are stored in server memory only for the duration of your session (up to 2 hours). No uploaded data is written to disk, saved to a database, or retained after your session ends. Page refresh clears all session data.
Uploaded content is sent to third-party AI model providers (GitHub Models, Google AI, or Ohio University ITS) as part of the conversation context to generate responses. These providers process the data according to their respective terms of service.
Do not upload files containing sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, or protected health information.
Author
Dr. Douglas R. Bowie, bowie@ohio.edu
Ohio University, J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies
