Hiding from the internet: eliminating personal online information

"Author Michael Bazzell has been well known in government circles for his ability to locate personal information about anyone through the internet. In Hiding from the Internet: Eliminating Personal Online Information, he exposes the resources that broadcast your personal details to public view. He has researched each source and identified the best method to have your private details removed from the databases that store profiles on all of us. This book will serve as a reference guide for anyone that values privacy. Each technique is explained in simple steps. It is written in a hands-on style that encourages the reader to execute the tutorials as they go. The author provides personal experiences from his journey to disappear from public view. Much of the content of this book has never been discussed in any publication. Always thinking like a hacker, the author has identified new ways to force companies to remove you from their data collection systems. This book exposes loopholes that create unique opportunities for privacy seekers. Among other techniques, you will learn to: Remove your personal information from public databases and people search websites; Create free anonymous mail addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers; Control your privacy settings on social networks and remove sensitive data; Provide disinformation to conceal true private details; Force data brokers to stop sharing your information with private and public organizations; Prevent companies from monitoring your browsing, searching, and shopping habits; Remove your landline and cellular telephone numbers from online websites; Use a credit freeze to eliminate the worry of financial identity theft and fraud; Change your future habits to promote complete privacy and anonymity; Conduct a complete background check to verify proper information removal." -- Back cover.

Includes index.

Pre-assessment -- Self-background check -- Preparation -- Online protection -- Credit companies -- Anonymous purchases -- Anonymous telephones -- Personal data removal -- Social networks -- Web publishing -- Government records -- Disinformation -- Aliases -- -- Future habits -- Major life events -- Data leakage response -- Conclusion.