Hi everyone,
I’m curious to get your thoughts on an idea I’ve been considering.
There’s a Python script on GitHub called “Noisy” that runs in the background to generate random clicks on websites. It uses a random “user agent” from a large list and allows you to add domains to a configuration file. The script generates random clicks on links, includes wait times between clicks, and essentially creates random web traffic.
I run my own VPN on a VPS, which I primarily use for general privacy and as a DNS server. My threat model isn’t particularly high, but I thought it might be amusing to run the script on my VPS at random times to generate random traffic from random user agents. My idea is that this could obscure the fact that I’m the only user of the VPN and make the traffic less valuable to anyone who might be monitoring it.
I’m assuming this approach can’t really hurt, but even if it doesn’t provide much benefit, is there any reason you think it could be a bad idea? At the very least, it would build up my DNS cache if I added hundreds of domains to the list.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!