METHODS OF ACCESSING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO A REMOTE RESOURCE FROM A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE

摘要

A method of accessing a remote resource (4) from a data processing device (2) includes obtaining a first URL corresponding to the remote resource (4), obtaining secret data corresponding to the first URL, using the secret data to generate an obscured URL at the data processing device (2), and accessing the remote resource using the obscured URL. This allows the user of the device (2) to see a first URL which is intelligible and provides useful information about the device, without sharing that information with the network. The obscured URL identifies the actual location of the remote resource and can be an unintelligible stream of digits or letters.