[afraidfortherepublic]

The infographic, pictured, from London-based WhoIsHostingThis, details the nine steps needed to remove yourself from the web. It includes deactivating accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+

FULL TITLE: How to DISAPPEAR from the internet: Nine-step guide helps people vanish without a trace and then surf anonymously

[G Larry]

Whew!

I’m WAAAY ahead!

Never signed up for FB or Twitter...

And I STILL need to reduce my FR time by 50%.

[gwjack]

Thank you for posting this. I’m in the midst of becoming “invisible” and this will be a good checklist to evaluate my efforts.

Gwjack

[real saxophonist]

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[Scrambler Bob]

M4L

[discostu]

Social media didn’t make people’s lives an open book, PEOPLE did that. If you don’t want too much stuff shared then don’t. You can be on facebook and twitter and NOT post every thought and every meal.

[FBD]

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[Delta 21]

The only problem with disappearing from the internet is the same problem everyone who gives their OPUS at FreeRepuiblic runs into.

YOU HAVE TO STAY OFF THE INTERNET AND QUIT POSTING FOR IT TO WORK!

[babygene]

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[bgill]

To remove yourself from Intelius, you either have to pay them $20/yr or send them your driver’s license. Uh huh, sure. They own your azz and there’s nothing much you can do about it.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5703824_remove-listing-intelius.html

[SgtHooper]

Or look into these.

http://vpnreviewz.com/go/hotspotshield/

[Rodamala]

Step one: don’t reply.

[SE Mom]

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[SE Mom]

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[PeteePie]

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[SamAdams76]

I thought all I had to do to disappear from the Internet was to post an Opus here and then the moderators would zot me out of existence.

That's still true, isn't it?

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Bump for reference.

[Seattle Conservative]

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[JoeProBono]

[exDemMom]

I don’t think any amount of removing yourself from Facebook, etc., will remove you from the internet.

Whenever you buy property or do anything that is a matter of public record, that information ends up on the internet. I was contacted a couple of years ago by someone who had never met me, but who knew my name and used it to find my mailing address by a Google search. Fortunately, this was a person I wanted to get to know as soon as I learned about her.

The fact is, you cannot hide. This was true even before the internet. You could probably become a hermit—but that is extreme.

[nomad]

Fasmail.fm used to be a good site for free "disposable" email accounts but now they want premium accounts.

Using them you now just sign up for other accounts using fictitious addresses. Go to, www.usps.com/ then use the zip finder app to find real city zip codes.