Techniques for anonymizing user activity
Techniques for anonymizing user activity. Messages from a C3N user device may be processed by a proxy application running within a containerized environment of the device. Messages may be directed to a C3N grid network for endpoints located within the C3N ecosystem and avoid the Internet entirely. User activity can be obfuscated by nodes of the grid network, which can generate and/or route fake messages along with a real message.
1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
providing, by first one or more processors of a first node of a grid network, a message from a first application running on the first node to a proxy application running within an instance of a containerized environment of the first node;
determining, by the first one or more processors of the first node and within the containerized environment, a destination for the first message;
selecting, by the first one or more processors of the first node and within the containerized environment, a second node of a grid network, wherein the selection is made based at least in part on a first trust score of the second node;
providing, by the first one or more processors of the first node, the message to the second node of the grid network;
determining, by second one or more processors of the second node, a plurality of different messages;
tumbling, by the second one or more processors of the second node, the first message with the plurality of messages; and
transmitting, by the second one or more processors of the second node, the first message with the plurality of messages to their respective destinations.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by third one or more processors of a third node of the grid network, the first message;
determining, by the third one or more processors of the third node, that the destination of the first message is a fourth node of the grid network; and
transmitting, by the third one or more processors of the third node, the first message to the destination via the grid network.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message indicates a minimum trust score for nodes that are to be used to transmit the first message.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of messages have different destinations from the first message.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of messages have different contents from the first message.
6 . A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing executable instructions that, as a result of execution by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
provide, by first one or more processors of a first node of the system, a message from a first application running on the first node to a proxy application running within an instance of a containerized environment of the first node;
determine, by the first one or more processors of the first node and within the containerized environment, a destination for the first message;
select, by the first one or more processors of the first node and within the containerized environment, a second node of the system, wherein the selection is made based at least in part on a first trust score of the second node;
provide, by the first one or more processors of the first node, the message to the second node of the system;
determine, by second one or more processors of the second node, a plurality of different messages;
tumble, by the second one or more processors of the second node, the first message with the plurality of messages; and
transmit, by the second one or more processors of the second node, the first message with the plurality of messages to their respective destinations.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the memory stores further instructions that, as a result of execution by the one or more processors, further causes the system to:
determine, by third one or more processors of a third node of the system, the first message;
determine, by the third one or more processors of the third node, that the destination of the first message is a fourth node of the grid network; and
transmit, by the third one or more processors of the third node, the first message to the destination without use of an external network to the system.
8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the first message indicates a minimum trust score for nodes that are to be used to transmit the first message.
9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of messages have different destinations from the first message.
10 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of messages have different contents from the first message.
11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, as a result of execution by one or more processors of a system, cause the one or more processors to:
provide, by first one or more processors of a first node of the system, a message from a first application running on the first node to a proxy application running within an instance of a containerized environment of the first node;
determine, by the first one or more processors of the first node and within the containerized environment, a destination for the first message;
select, by the first one or more processors of the first node and within the containerized environment, a second node of the system, wherein the selection is made based at least in part on a first trust score of the second node;
provide, by the first one or more processors of the first node, the message to the second node of the system;
determine, by second one or more processors of the second node, a plurality of different messages;
tumble, by the second one or more processors of the second node, the first message with the plurality of messages; and
transmit, by the second one or more processors of the second node, the first message with the plurality of messages to their respective destinations.
12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores further instructions that, as a result of execution by the one or more processors, further causes the system to:
determine, by third one or more processors of a third node of the system, the first message;
determine, by the third one or more processors of the third node, that the destination of the first message is a fourth node of the grid network; and
transmit, by the third one or more processors of the third node, the first message to the destination without use of an external network to the system.
13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first message indicates a minimum trust score for nodes that are to be used to transmit the first message.
14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of messages have different destinations from the first message.
15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of messages have different contents from the first message.