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Surveillance and monitoring initiatives that enable authorities to track and identify individuals on the dark web. Restriction of encryption technologies in some countries, such as virtual private networks (VPNs) to prevent users from hiding their identities online. Turn on multifactor authentication for all online accounts.
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