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

  1. Digital Hardening
  2. Computers
  3. Mobile Devices
  4. Digital Life
  5. Home Network

  6. Physical Identity Infrastructure

  7. Ghost Addresses
  8. Nomad Residency
  9. Legal Infrastructure
  10. Vehicles
  11. Temporary Housing
  12. Home Purchase
  13. Payments, Utilities, & Services
  14. Employment

  15. Personal Edge Cases

  16. Pets
  17. Death Considerations

  18. Cleanup and Crisis Management

  19. Requests, Freezes, & Removals
  20. Beyond Extreme
  21. Damage Control
  22. Physical Privacy & Security

  23. Case Studies

  24. My Successes and Failures: Jane Doe
  25. My Successes and Failures: Jim Doe
  26. My Successes and Failures: Mary Doe
  27. 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.