A Python + JavaScript program that constantly opens random sites from a list to make a "smokescreen" over your browser history across different dates in the past.
Note: Due to the snap packaging of Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04+, you need to specify the browser to use with the --browser option.
WayBackBrowsing is a simple Python + JavaScript program that randomly opens sites from a long list of popular URLs from many categories across different dates in the past. This will act as a mask, or "smokescreen" over your browsing history, to troll, confuse, and confound the prying eyes of those who may be spying on your local browser history.
Firstly, you need to make sure Python 3 is installed on your system.
On Windows, go to https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/. Download and install Python 3 according to your system configuration (In most cases, download "Windows x86-64 executable installer" of the latest release.) It's recommended to add Python to PATH for easier access.
On Linux, install Python 3 using your distribution's package manager. For example: (
#means that the command should be ran as root)Arch (Manjaro...):
# pacman -S pythonCentOS / RHEL:
# yum install python3Debian / Ubuntu (*Ubuntu, Mint, Elementary, Pop! OS...):
# apt install python3Fedora:
# dnf install python3openSUSE / SLE:
# zypper in python3
On any OS, you would navigate to https://github.com/MindoverclockR/WayBackBrowsing. Once on this page, click the button that says "Clone or Download" and then "Download as ZIP".
If you are on Linux, you can typegit clone https://github.com/MindoverclockR/WayBackBrowsinginto the terminal to clone this repository and thenmvinto the directory. If you do this, skip to step 4.
Nextly, extract the ZIP file and then move into the
WayBackBrowsingfolder.
If you want, you can add your own URLs tolist.js, surrounded by quotes. Make sure that it begins withhttp://orhttps://, otherwise, the list won't work.
If you want the list to show up as often as everything else, copy it 20 times. You can also make it have less copies to show up less frequently or more copies to show up more frequently.
After opening
index.htm, you have to enable pop-ups and JavaScript (forindex.htm). This will be different in every browser, but it is usually in Settings. JavaScript will most likely be enabled, but Pop-ups may be disabled.set-wait
On Windows, run CMD with Administrator rights. Go to the location of extracted files using
cd, then runwaybackbrowser.pyusingpython. For example:cd C:\Users\MindoverclockR\Downloads\WayBackBrowser python waybackbrowser.pyOn Linux, run
waybackbrowser.pyusingpythonorpython3with a sudoer, like:$ python3 ~/WayBackBrowser/waybackbrowser.pyYou will be prompted for sudo to change the system time.
For more usages, run
waybackbrowser.pywith--helpargument.WARNING! If you have a data limit, do not use this program unless you expect to be charged extra or prevented from continuing web browsing; this uses random page generation to pollute, or make a "smokescreen" over your browser history. Also, putting the wait time too low can cause crashes, denial-of-service to yourself, and difficulty to stop the script.
smokescreen, keeganjk