It is used by journalists, political dissenters, activists, privacy loving individuals and many others.
The unit brings together officers from the two agencies to focus initially on tackling online child sexual exploitation.
According to Motherboard, this special task force has been in the works for some time.
At the time,he said thatThe so-called dark-net is increasingly used by paedophiles to view sickening images.
At the summit, it was said that GCHQs technical skills would be its contribution to the unit.
The Joint Operations Cell will increase our ability to identify and stop serious criminals, he says.
source: www.techworm.net