Reddit reviews How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, And Vanish Without A Trace

Here's a short reading list I created yesterday about protecting your privacy:

Darknet: A Beginner's Guide to Staying Anonymous

How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, And Vanish Without A Trace

Obfuscation: A User's Guide for Privacy and Protest

Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World

Complete Guide to Internet Privacy, Anonymity & Security

Tor and the Dark Art of Anonymity: How to Be Invisible from NSA Spying

I’d recommend this book

How to disappear:

http://www.thesmokingjacket.com/lifestyle/stuff-you-should-know-how-to-disappear

http://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-without/dp/1599219778

http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/vanish.htm


Good luck.

Buy a book called "how to disappear," Then you may want to contact this guy: http://www.frankahearn.com/ : he will make it close to impossible for someone to track you online.

Then if you and your family move, you will need to move to a different state, and start doing things completely different than what you are doing now. If you're a car sales man, you'll have to find a new profession.

Move to another state and change your name, if you feel your life is in danger, you can contact a lawyer that can help you change your name and seal the records.

Changing a name and Moving states might do the job really, I'm a private investigator and even when I get all of the persons information it is still hard to find them.

If you TRULLY want to disappear, you need to stick to your guns and not say "oh, well I'm going to go back home for the holidays" changing your identity means CHANGING your entire LIFE, and that's why sometimes not even the Witness Protection Program works as intended.

What ever you do, DO NOT buy a firearm if you don't intend to use it. many people get killed with their own weapons.

TL;DR - Change your name, Move, Start a new life

Well, we hit the 10000 limit. Reserving this comment for the misc. section.

FREE TIME/FUN/MISC.
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
The Art of War
Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You about the Internet
How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, and Vanish without a Trace
The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey
Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
Casting the Net: From ARPANET to INTERNET and Beyond thanks sjhill
A Quarter Century of UNIX thanks sjhill
A Reading List For the Self-Taught Computer Scientist thanks zinver
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk thanks segamix
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable thanks AgonistAgent
Snow Crash thanks AgonistAgent
Cryptonomicon thanks Mirple

Swiggy is wise. Listen to Swiggy.

Also check out the book, “How to Disappear.” Don’t keep it at home. Keep it at a friend’s house.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540691872&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=how+to+disappear&dpPl=1&dpID=51f4Ko3VWyL&ref=plSrch

Ok, it doesn't matter why you did it. You did it, and that's what matters. The important thing to remember during all of this is that there's no going back. The best thing you can do to help yourself is just focus on your plan.

Now, what I'm about to tell you is very important: they already now. The NSA. You have, at a maximum, about 48 hours before the FBI kicks down your door and slaps a pair of stone cold cuffs on you.

Your first step is to erase everything: incinerate all your papers, cell phones, hard drives, everything. Anything that could possibly clue them in to where you're heading.

Second step: research. This is a great book to read up on. Obviously you don't have months to put this plan into action, but it'll still give you a good idea of what you're doing.

Now you need to pick a destination. There are two options: either go for the Walter White and hide out in a tiny house in the middle of nowhere for the rest of your life, or the "hiding in plain sight" option and settle down in a nice mansion on a tropical beach somewhere. Due to your extremely likely economic situation I think you'll have to go with Walter White unfortunately. All that's left to consider now is the country: obviously you want a poor, derelict nation, preferably hostile to the United States government - like Canada.

With careful planning, smart movement, and a little luck, you should be able to cross the border a few days. Don't both with credit cards, they'll have your face on INTERPOL within hours. Godspeed, Link_Mau5

Also check out this book: How to disappear by Frank Ahearn.

Final Step: Just disappear. Better than giving the bitch the satisfaction of whinging to her cunt buddies the rest of her life that her "chiiildren are viiictims b/c their Daddddy keeeled himself".

Best revenge is to live life to the fullest in some far-off tax shelter without an extradition treaty with your home country.

> Do they have the right to know where their adult child lives;

If you are a legal adult, they do NOT have that right.

> is it cruel not to tell them (they are still parents & people, and would probably worry);

It is NOT cruel to deny a narcissist and her enabler information that can be used to abuse you.

And keep in mind: their 'worry' wouldn't be for you and your well-being. It would their 'worry' that they no longer have their usual punching bag around, and they would use 'worry' as an excuse for extending their control of you into your adult life.


> and would they realistically/legally have any way of finding it out?

If you don't take certain steps, they could find out, yes.

When you get your own place, you'll want to:

1. Get a UPS store address (you didn't say if you're in the US, i'm assuming you are). Give that address freely to anyone who asks for your address (i.e. don't look like you're trying to hide your address). If you're completely consistent about this, its extremely rare that anyone notices its not your real address. (Note it may be illegal in your state for your drivers license to not have your real address on it; YMMV so ask at the DMV)
   
2. Remove your home address from direct mailing lists. Call (888) 5-OPTOUT (567-8688) and request your name and address be permanently removed from their lists. This action unpublishes all instances of your home address in direct mailing lists maintained by the consumer credit reporting industry.
   
3. This Reddit post from five years ago listed the largest data brokers and how to remove your information. The poster is a lawyer with Abine — their DeleteMe service will remove your information for a fee. SafeShepherd will also remove your information. Their premium membership is cheaper than Abine, and the basic membership is free.
   
   (the reason to remove yourself from mailing lists, by the way, is because the companies that send out those mailers sell customer data to each other all the time, and it helps to ensure that your address doesn't accidentally end up online at WhitePages.com or some such)
   
   
4. If your parents don't know where you work, let your job know not to confirm that you work there to anyone, or give out your contact information to anyone, without checking with you first.
   
5. If you live in an apartment, let the management know not to confirm to anyone that you live there.
   
   If your parents escalate, check out How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, and Vanish without a Trace. The book is strongly recommended for victims of stalking and harassment. The author was the world's top expert in skip tracing prior to writing this book.

Highly recommended reading on that topic and why you neither need that nor it would be very advisable:

https://www.amazon.de/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W1DX4NT8NZZJZXEP5JCY

This is the most comprehensive online guide I've found.
> http://billstclair.com/matrix/

Also good reads..
> How to Be Invisible by JJ Luna

> How to Disappear by Frank M. Ahearn

How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, and Vanish without a Trace

Obvious tip: Don't order it online with your credit card

All he needs to run to another country is a plane ticket and this book from Amazon. It's easy really.

No, this is not me but I know Frank Ahearn. Out of our "Industry", if you will, he is the most vocal about the process and has written several books over the years, including How to Disappear. It is a little old at this point but still a lot of great information along with some really great stories. The Manatee Story is one of my favorites. :-)

Not sure I will ever write a book myself, since I feel the information should be easily obtained by anyone who wants it for nothing. We will see.

There's a great book on this called "how to disappear". It's on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778

Not about inventing a false identity per se, but covers the topic.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426552176&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+disappear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiptrace

edit: something is fucked with linking on this comment.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-without/dp/1599219778

Read this book (preferably get it from a public library so that you don’t have an obvious purchase record for it.) It’s written by a former skiptracer and should give you enough of an idea of what it means to disappear along with actual instructions on what to do. It’s also the book that got me interested in the topic of privacy, so there’s that...

If you're asking this question you already don't have and won't have the right mindset to make this happen. Perhaps read this book, I'm currently in the middle of it.

Here is the mobile version of your link

Read thisCompletely relevant. Some tracker wrote a book on how to avoid him.

I disagree. I strive to not care about politics as much as possible and I am doing great. I try to live in countries/get paid in countries where there are fewer taxes, I buy duty-free whenever possible, etc. Also, foreign policy doesn't affect people with multiple citizenships as much, so try to get dual citizenship if you don't want to care.

There are some great books on the topic: here, and here (affiliate links).

Is this the right book? Wanna make sure before picking it up on Audible

Edit: Never mind, looks like its not on Audible. Full title is How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave Fake Trails, and Vanish Without a Trace I believe. Apparently it's more around physical security than digital security though.

Hey, if you want to disspaear, maybe life offshore or whatever, you may want to check out this book: Here

An amazing book on the subject:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-without/dp/1599219778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342560375&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+disappear

In the highly connected world we live in it's almost impossible to disappear without a trace. There is an excellent book called How to Disappear by Frank Ahearn. From Amazon "How to Disappear is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for people who seek to protect their privacy as well as for anyone who’s ever entertained the fantasy of disappearing—whether actually dropping out of sight or by eliminating the traceable evidence of their existence.

Written by the world’s leading experts on finding people and helping people avoid being found, How to Disappear covers everything from tools for disappearing to discovering and eliminating the nearly invisible tracks and clues we tend to leave wherever we go. Learn the three keys to disappearing, all about your electronic footprints, the dangers and opportunities of social networking sites, and how to disappear from a stalker."

https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778

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I have read the book a number of times and one of the worst ways to disappear is to fake your own death. The other thing is when a person suddenly disappears what happens is there is always someone in that persons circle of friends who becomes completely obsessed with the case. In Gerald Cottons case we have a situation where many highly intelligent people from around the world are on the case and becoming obsessed by it. If this is an exit scam - (which many people including myself believes it probably is)and if Cotton is still alive then it's only a matter of time before he is found and brought to justice.

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Everything about the case is suspicious and it reeks of an exit scam. Apply the duck test: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Presentation_of_Self_in_Everyday_Life


How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, And Vanish Without A Trace
http://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Without/dp/1599219778

This is a phenomenal book that I would suggest you read before leaving. If you're going to do it, at least do it right.