Embedded device for control of data exposure

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing thereon instructions that, as a result of being executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• activating a data protection device based on power generated by a power bus of the system, wherein the data protection device is electrically coupled to the power bus;
• receiving a request to access a network location, wherein the request is received over a secure network connection established between the data protection device and a communication module of the system;
• identifying one or more data privacy elements associated with the request, wherein the one or more data privacy elements identify a device configuration associated with the system;
• modifying the one or more data privacy elements by replacing the device configuration with an alternative device configuration;
• and
• using the data protection device to expose the one or more modified data privacy elements over an unsecured communication network, wherein exposing facilitates a network host intercepting and decoding the one or more modified data privacy elements, wherein when the network host decodes the one or more modified data privacy elements at the network location, the network host accesses the alternative device configuration, and wherein the network host processes the alternative device configuration to identify artificial and inaccurate characteristics associated with the system.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing thereon executable instructions that, as a result of being executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

• activating a data protection device based on power generated by a power bus of the computing device, wherein the data protection device is electrically coupled to the power bus;
• receiving a request to access a network location, wherein the request is received over a secure network connection established between the data protection device and a communication module of the computing device;
• identifying one or more data privacy elements associated with the request, wherein the one or more data privacy elements identify a device configuration associated with the computing device;
• modifying the one or more data privacy elements by replacing the device configuration with an alternative device configuration;
• and
• using the data protection device to expose the one or more modified data privacy elements over an unsecured communication network, wherein exposing facilitates a network host intercepting and decoding the one or more modified data privacy elements, wherein when the network host decodes the one or more modified data privacy elements at the network location, the network host accesses the alternative device configuration, and wherein the network host processes the alternative device configuration to identify artificial and inaccurate characteristics associated with the computing device.