How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

Let’s imagine that, one day, you decide to delete all traces of yourself from the internet. Would this even be possible in today’s world?

In 2021, it’s a lot harder to disappear than, say, a quarter century ago. Nowadays, we leave digital footprints with every passing second.

Of course, being online all the time certainly has its benefits — whether it’s shopping from the comfort of your bed, video-chatting with loved ones, or binge-watching Netflix. But at the same time, we’re constantly in the crosshairs of fraudsters who seek to use our personal data against us.

In this video, you’ll learn about the databases where you can — and cannot —delete your personal data, how smartphones constantly spy on us, which cities have the most security cameras, and much more. We hope you enjoy.

Useful links:

1 To check the publicly available data about yourself:

2 Data brokers:

3 Neural networks to generate a photo and name of the person:

4 The instructions from Privacy Angel how to delete yourself:

6 Browser test to see how well you are protected from tracking and fingerprinting:

7 VPN service to secure your data:

Sumsub — empowering compliance and anti-fraud teams to fight money laundering, terrorist financing, and online fraud.

More about us:

00:00 Intro
01:06 Rules of the game
02:27 What to do with my social media
05:53 What to do with my laptop
08:14 What to do with my smartphone
11:46 Saying goodbye to the bank
13:27 Conclusion

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[deleali]

Tries to disappear
Ends up on everyone's recommendation.
*Task failed successfully*

[rajanyasen]

Its not always about disappearing it's about finding inner peace without needing anyone to validate your existence.

[en_vy]

Plot twist: The FBI is recommending this to people and whoever clicks it is automatically on a watch list...

[soundhealingbygene]

I quit social media 4 years ago due to information overload. I feel less stressed, more happy, less anxious, and more at peace with my mindfulness practice. people post about everything under the sun. best life choice ever!

[danko]

To be honest, it sucks when a website doesn't give a choice to delete the account.

[tombrunila]

Don't be so sure that your family would hire private detectives to find you.

[cosmic]

Some people want a big house, a fast car, and lots of money . Some people want a tiny cabin in woods away from these kinds of people.

[Mateo]

I love the idea of deleting all social media and starting over, it's on my bucket list! I want to leave the internet and just reappear one day as a completely new person. I might miss the people I've met along the way of this horrible experience on social media but I will soon learn to forget and I will realize how much better it is just not being on the internet, in a weird way, starting a new account that you will not do anything on seems so much better than feeling scared to comment or talk to anyone. I don't want strangers on the internet who might not even be who they say they are trying to validate my life. So, yeah, it's on my bucket life.

[FeyerMusic]

Admit it: we've all wanted to do this at some point

[Highlander_Bones]

Finally I'm so close to becoming the ultimate introvert

[CC-ylfb]

At first I was like "Haha I want to disappear and start a new life somewhere else" as a joke, but bro...I don't think its a joke anymore

[sjla]

Shocking that it's so hard to just disappear. I've really got nothing to hide but I'm appalled by the degree to which we have lost our sense of self, our own private life.
I tried to resist getting smart phones when everyone else did, but eventually I relented. I didn't want to be literally shoved into a box like everyone else.
I miss the old days 😢

[simplysavyyy]

This is honestly a life goal of mine…. I love the idea of completely disappearing and starting over.

[valley]

Being a ghost to the world is actually the most amazing thing ever. Especially for the people with an audience that haven’t revealed their identity.

[hoomanot]

It's not about disappearing completely, we can't. It's about privacy—which we have sold for attention, validation and—memes.

[alexaselstyne]

"I'm not here, this isn't happening"

[jellybeanbear]

its 4 years since i changed my profile picture on facebook and instagram, i never posted anything since i left highschool. Social media makes me feel sick and negative somehow

[JDsVarietyChannel]

2015: How to be found:
2021: How to disappear.

[diyayadav]

"*What to do if you are depressed?*"
Google: Get a therapist!
Bing:

[miapdx]

I did this years ago. I was in an abusive relationship, and he would tell me, if you ever try to leave me, you better go underground, because I'll hunt you like a dog.
Well, I showed him some underground! I moved 1500 miles away, to a city I'd never been to, and didn't know anyone. I reinvented myself and lived quite well. After a few years I was able to come home. (He was no longer a threat) No one, not even my mother knew where I'd been til I came back.