Secure analysis application for accessing web resources
Embodiments described herein may be directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, computer program products, computer-executable instructions, and/or applications for securely and anonymously accessing web resources and customizable attribution of identity. In accordance with the present disclosure, a user may inspect and analyze a webpage as well as the underlying source code from an “arm's length” using a secure analysis application to prevent exposure on the user's local machine. The secure analysis application may provide increased flexibility in masking and/or modifying the user's digital persona to external websites.
1 . A web container system for providing improved concealing of origination of Internet content requests, the web container system located in a first location, and the web container system comprising:
at least one memory comprising instructions; and
at least one processing device configured for executing the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing device to perform operations of:
receiving a first request for first Internet content from a computing device located in a second location different from the first location, wherein the computing device executes an Internet application, associated with an Internet session, for requesting the first Internet content;
communicating with an Internet content source to access the first Internet content, such that the computing device is substantially insulated from communicating directly with the Internet content source or receiving the first Internet content directly from the Internet content source;
transmitting second Internet content, or computing instructions, to the computing device, wherein the computing device initiates display of, using a graphical processing unit (GPU) comprised in the computing device, the second Internet content, or third Internet content based on the computing instructions, to a user of the computing device; and
modifying one or more elements of a browser fingerprint presented to or accessed by the Internet content source, thereby resulting in a modified browser fingerprint, such that a characteristic of the computing device comprised in the modified browser fingerprint and a third location presented to or accessed by the Internet content source are different from an actual characteristic of the computing device and the second location, respectively,
wherein at least one of the first Internet content, the second Internet content, or the computing instructions on which the third Internet content is based, is routed through an egress node selected from one or more egress nodes.
2 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein the Internet content source determines that the egress node is associated with a particular location, wherein the particular location is different from the second location.
3 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing device further performs the operations of:
generating, based on the first request, a second request for the first Internet content, wherein the second request comprises data associated with at least one of a location, a business or residence, a service, a device, a device type, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), an operating system, the Internet application, or a browser; and
transmitting the second request to the Internet content source.
4 . The web container system of claim 3 , wherein the data is consistent with at least one of the browser fingerprint or an application fingerprint associated with the first request or the second request.
5 . The web container system of claim 3 , wherein the location, the business or residence, the service, the device, the ISP, the operating system, the Internet application, or the browser is similar to or consistent with the second location, a second business or residence, a second service, a second device, a second device type, a second ISP, a second operating system, a second Internet application, or a second browser, respectively, associated with at least one third request received by the Internet content source.
6 . The web container system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one third request was previously received by the Internet content source at least a threshold number of times.
7 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of: a location, a business or residence, a service, a device, a device type, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), an operating system, the Internet application, or a browser, associated with the computing device, is not transmitted to the Internet content source.
8 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein the second Internet content or the third Internet content is a modified version of the first Internet content or an image representation of the first Internet content.
9 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein the egress node is located at a fourth location the same as, different from, or similar to the first location, the second location, or the third location.
10 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein the web container system performs at least one of rendering or executing the first Internet content remotely from the computing device.
11 . The web container system of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of the computing device comprised in the modified browser fingerprint comprises at least one of: operating system data, browser data, software vendor data, user data, or location data.
12 . A method for providing improved concealing of information associated with Internet content requests, the method comprising:
receiving, using a web container system located at a first location, a first request for first Internet content from a computing device located in a second location different from the first location, wherein the computing device executes an Internet application, associated with an Internet session, for requesting the first Internet content;
communicating, using the web container system, with an Internet content source to access the first Internet content, such that the computing device is substantially insulated from communicating directly with the Internet content source;
transmitting, using the web container system, second Internet content, or computing instructions, to the computing device, wherein the computing device initiates display of, using a graphical processing unit (GPU) comprised in the computing device, the second Internet content, or third Internet content based on the computing instructions, to a user of the computing device; and
modifying, using the web container system, one or more elements of a browser fingerprint presented to or accessed by the Internet content source, thereby resulting in a modified browser fingerprint, such that a characteristic of the computing device comprised in the modified browser fingerprint and a third location presented to or accessed by the Internet content source are different from an actual characteristic of the computing device and the second location, respectively,
wherein at least one of the first Internet content, the second Internet content, the first request for the first Internet content, or the computing instructions on which the third Internet content is based, is transmitted to or received from an egress node selected from one or more egress nodes, and
wherein the web container system comprises a computing apparatus through which the second Internet content, or the computing instructions on which the third Internet content is based, is accessed by the computing device during the Internet session.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of:
selecting the egress node from the one or more egress nodes is based on identification information associated with the computing device or location information associated with the computing device, or is based on information associated with the Internet content source, or
the web container system performs at least one of rendering or executing the first Internet content remotely from the computing device.
14 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
generating, based on the first request, a second request for the first Internet content,
wherein the second request comprises data associated with at least one of a location, a business or residence, a service, a device, a device type, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), an operating system, the Internet application, or a browser; and
transmitting the second request to the Internet content source.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the Internet content source determines, based on the data, that the egress node is associated with a particular location, wherein the particular location is different from the second location and the first location.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the data is consistent with at least one of the browser fingerprint or an application fingerprint associated with the first request or the second request.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the location, the business or residence, the service, the device, the ISP, the operating system, the Internet application, or the browser is similar to or consistent with the second location, a second business or residence, a second service, a second device, a second device type, a second ISP, a second operating system, a second Internet application, or a second browser, respectively, associated with at least one third request received by the Internet content source.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one third request was previously received by the Internet content source at least a threshold number of times during a particular period.
19 . The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of:
the egress node is located at a fourth location the same as, different from, or similar to the first location, the second location, or the third location,
the second Internet content, or the computing instructions on which the third Internet content is based, is a modified version of the first Internet content or an image representation of the first Internet content, or
the web container system performs at least one of rendering or executing the first Internet content remotely from the computing device.
20 . A method for providing improved concealing of information associated with Internet content requests, the method comprising:
receiving, using a web container system located at a first location, a first request for first Internet content from a computing device located in a second location different from the first location,
wherein the computing device executes an Internet application, associated with an Internet session, for requesting the first Internet content;
communicating, using the web container system, with an Internet content source to access the first Internet content, such that the computing device is at least partially insulated from communicating directly with the Internet content source;
selecting, using the web container system, an egress node from one or more egress nodes;
transmitting, using the web container system, and via the egress node selected from the one or more egress nodes, the first request for the first Internet content or a second request for the first Internet content, based on the first request for the first Internet content, to the Internet content source;
receiving, using the web container system, the first Internet content from the Internet content source;
generating, using the web container system and based on the first Internet content, second Internet content or computing instructions;
transmitting, using the web container system, the second Internet content or the computing instructions to the computing device, wherein the computing device initiates display of, using a graphical processing unit (GPU) comprised in the computing device, the second Internet content, or third Internet content based on the computing instructions, to a user of the computing device; and
modifying, using the web container system, one or more elements of a browser fingerprint presented to or accessed by the Internet content source, thereby resulting in a modified browser fingerprint, such that a characteristic of the computing device comprised in the modified browser fingerprint and a third location presented to or accessed by the Internet content source are different from an actual characteristic of the computing device and the second location, respectively.
21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising:
generating, based on the first request, the second request for the first Internet content, wherein the second request comprises data associated with at least one of a location, a business or residence, a service, a device, a device type, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), an operating system, the Internet application, or a browser; and
transmitting the second request to the Internet content source,
wherein the location, the business or residence, the service, the device, the ISP, the operating system, the Internet application, or the browser is similar to or consistent with the second location, a second business or residence, a second service, a second device, a second device type, a second ISP, a second operating system, a second Internet application, or a second browser, respectively, associated with at least one third request received by the Internet content source.