How to disappear
by Frank M. Ahearn · first published 2010
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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 electr
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on “Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade?” ↗…mechanisms, and have been, for decades. I have known folks in the collections industry. They can find people surprisingly easily. There was one guy who used to be a skip tracer, and he wrote a book called How to Disappear[0]. It's a fairly sobering read (and probably quaintly anachronistic, these days). The Unabomber actually did it correctly. He only got nailed, once he posted something publicly. [0] https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Digital-Footprint-Witho...
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