Extreme Privacy, 4th Edition: Book Structure
Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear, 4th Edition (2022) by Michael Bazzell is a practical, end-to-end guide to removing or cloaking a person's digital and physical footprint.
Five Major Parts
- Digital Hardening
- Computers
- Mobile Devices
- Digital Life
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Physical Identity Infrastructure
- Ghost Addresses
- Nomad Residency
- Legal Infrastructure
- Vehicles
- Temporary Housing
- Home Purchase
- Payments, Utilities, & Services
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Personal Edge Cases
- Pets
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Cleanup and Crisis Management
- Requests, Freezes, & Removals
- Beyond Extreme
- Damage Control
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Case Studies
- My Successes and Failures: Jane Doe
- My Successes and Failures: Jim Doe
- My Successes and Failures: Mary Doe
- My Successes and Failures: John Doe
Key Framing from the Front Matter
- The book is officially only a printed hardcover; the author explicitly prohibits digital redistribution.
- Tutorials were verified as of March 22, 2022; expect website interfaces and tools to change.
- British-style punctuation outside quotes is used so that quoted search strings can be copied exactly.
This book is broader than a "privacy tips" list: it treats disappearance as a full lifestyle and identity-engineering project spanning both digital and physical systems.