Extreme privacy : what it takes to disappear

Michael Bazzell has helped hundreds of celebrities, billionaires, and everyday citizens completely disappear from public view. He is now known in Hollywood as the guy who fixes things. His previous books about privacy were mostly reactive and focused on ways to hide information, clean up an online presence, and sanitize public records to avoid unwanted exposure. This book is proactive. It is about starting over. It is the complete guide that he would give to any new client in an extreme situation. It leaves nothing out, and provides explicit details of every step he takes to make someone completely disappear, including document templates and a chronological order of events. The information shared in this book is based on real experiences with his actual clients, and is unlike any content ever released in his other books. The stories are all true, with the exception of changed names, locations, and minor details in order to protect the privacy of those described. Michael Bazzell investigated computer crimes on behalf of the government for over 20 years. During the majority of that time, he was assigned to the FBI's Cyber Crimes Task Force where he focused on various online investigations and new Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection techniques. He has trained thousands of individuals in the use of his investigative methods and privacy control strategies. After leaving government work, he served as the technical advisor for the first season of the television hacker drama 'Mr. Robot’. His books 'Open Source Intelligence Techniques and ‘Extreme Privacy' are used by several government agencies as training manuals for intelligence gathering and privacy hardening. He now hosts the weekly ‘Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show', and assists individual clients in achieving ultimate privacy, both proactively and as a response to an undesired situation. 4th Edition (2022), 22 chapters, 320,000 words, Over 500 pagesMichael Bazzell has helped hundreds of celebrities, billionaires, and everyday citizens completely disappear from public view. He is now known in Hollywood as the guy that “fixes” things. His previous books about privacy were mostly REACTIVE and he focused on ways to hide information, clean up an online presence, and sanitize public records to avoid unwanted exposure. This textbook is PROACTIVE. It is about starting over. It is the complete guide that he would give to any new client in an extreme situation. It leaves nothing out, and provides explicit details of every step he takes to make someone completely disappear, including document templates and a chronological order of events. The information shared in this volume is based on real experiences with his actual clients, and is unlike any content ever released in his other books. Extreme Privacy, 4th Edition Contents About the Author Fourth Edition Preface Introduction 1: Computers 2: Mobile Devices 3: Digital Life 4: Home Network 5: Ghost Addresses 6: Nomad Residency 7: Legal Infrastructure 8: Vehicles 9: Temporary Housing 10: Home Purchase 11: Payments, Utilities, & Services 12: Employment 13: Pets 14: Death Considerations 15: Requests, Freezes, & Removals 16: Beyond Extreme 17: Damage Control 18: Physical Privacy & Security 19: My Successes and Failures: Jane Doe 20: My Successes and Failures: Jim Doe 21: My Successes and Failures: Mary Doe 22: My Successes and Failures: John Doe Conclusion "This book is proactive. It is about starting over. It is the complete guide that [the author] would give to any new client in an extreme situation. It leaves nothing out and provides explicit details of every step [the author] takes to make someone completely disappear, including document templates and a chronological order of events. The information shared in this book is based on real experiences with his actual clients. The stories are all true, with the exception of changed names, locations, and minor details in order to protect the privacy of those described"--Adapted from back cover