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These are old phones you can throw away if you did anything wrong or exposed your location.\r\n* Use [temporary mail](https://temp-mail.org) services, as seen in \"UsefulLinks\"\r\n* For temporary phone service, try using [Google Voice](https://voice.google.com/u/0/about) - US and CA only.\r\n* https://privacy.com lets you create 12 burner credit cards each month for free\r\n\r\n### Hide your identity:\r\n* Use anonymous browsers like [TOR](https://www.torproject.org/download/) to surf the web securely\r\n* Delete your personal information on the web. You can do this manually or pay for a service. Check [LifeWire](https://www.lifewire.com/remove-personal-information-from-internet-3482691) out for more information.\r\n* Delete and Hide Your Search Habits\r\n* Use a [Junk Email Account](https://temp-mail.org) to Handle New Account Details\r\n* Never give out your real Identity\r\n* Avoid Giving Out Your Real Payment Details\r\n* Use [RSS](https://rss.com/) to Hide Your Tracks\r\n* Delete Spyware to Stay Hidden Online\r\n* Upgrade Your Social Media Privacy Settings (or don't havy any social media, it's that easy)\r\n* Log Out of Websites When You're Done\r\n* Use an operating sastem like [Tails](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/) for an extra layer of privacy\r\n* Set up a [strong Firewall](https://www.techradar.com/best/firewall)\r\n* Make your online activity more secure, check out [this](https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/) to see how protective your browser is\r\n* For personal and secure emails use [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com)\r\n* When uploading any pictures [delete any metadata](https://www.adarsus.com/en/remove-metadata-online-document-image-video/)\r\n* [Change](https://github.com/shilch/macchanger/) your Mac Address alot\r\n* Use [strong passwords](https://passwords-generator.org/), that you don't use twice. Never send those passwords in any way except a full encrypted, end-to-end service if needed.\r\n\r\n## How to make your phone secure\r\n\r\n* Be careful of what you install\r\n* Get the best antivirus possible\r\n* Use the [TOR browser](https://www.torproject.org/download/) for browsing and as VPN\r\n* Keep your smartphone up to date\r\n* Always keep your Bluetooth off when in public\r\n* Create a strong alphanumeric [password](https://passwords-generator.org/)\r\n* Never leave your phone without password\r\n* Watch out for [smishing](https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-reference/smishing)\r\n* Avoid browsing with public network\r\n* Don’t have active App notifications\r\n* Avoid Auto-login as much as you can and try to use the website without haveing to register on this website\r\n* Have passwords for different apps\r\n* Delete apps that you don’t use\r\n* Always go for the latest operating version of operating systems\r\n* Encrypt all of your messages, for example with an app like [Session](https://getsession.org/)\r\n* [Root your phone](https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-root-your-android-phone) and install a [mac changer](https://apkpure.com/wifi-mac-changer/com.wireless.macchanger) (android only)\r\n* Have multiple sim cards\r\n* Never have your phone near your main working station\r\n* Turn off WiFi-autoconnect\r\n\r\n\r\n## How to start a new life\r\n\r\n### Social Media\r\n* Search up random things with your account\r\n* upload pictures of people that [do not exit](https://thispersondoesnotexist.com)\r\n* join random groups\r\n* delete recovery methods\r\n* max out the number of wrong passwords\r\n\r\n### Data\r\n* delete all data and accounts from you of any platform you have\r\n\r\n### Email\r\n* Sign Up to a bunch of newsletters, reply to them\r\n* Don't use any of you current email addresses again\r\n\r\n### Your computer\r\n* Install a lot of crypto related software (e.g. miners)\r\n* Research cryptomining (as a false motive)\r\n* Change your password to something very ease (e.g. your mothers name / birthday)\r\n* Search for false locations (you don't plan on visiting) and hotels\r\n* Lookup random maps / train or bus stations\r\n* NEVER lookup  important things on this computer / laptop\r\n\r\n### Your phone\r\n* In future only use burners\r\n* Destroy your current SIM card and make your current phone unusable\r\n* When going somewhere important, never bring your phone with you\r\n\r\n### Money\r\n* regularly withdraw small amounts of money from your bank account, so you won't be a red flag for the bank. Choose random locations for this.\r\n* don't use banks after withdrawing anything\r\n* have cryptocurrency: Monero, Ethereum, Bitcoin\r\n* get a new job: 1) with no contact to people 2) coorporate with many companies 3) if possible work from home\r\n\r\n### You\r\n* get a completely new hairstyle\r\n* wear new clothes / style\r\n* Change your [name](https://github.com/ProtDos/VanishGuide/NameChange)\r\n* Get a new drivers license / graduation\r\n* Make new social medias\r\n* Add friends / universities / workplaces based on your new life\r\n\r\nThese are only some ways on how to start a new life. You can decide on your own, how you want to start your new life, this is just a basic guide on one way how to do it.\r\n\r\n## Useful Links\r\n\r\n* [DeleteMe](https://joindeleteme.com), a paid service to delete your information over the internet\r\n* [Whitepages](https://whitepages.com), an online broker\r\n* [BeenVerified](https://beenverified.com), an online broker\r\n* [Spokeo](https://spekeo.com), an online broker\r\n* [Radaris](https://radaris.com), an online broker\r\n* [MyLife](https://mylife.com), an online broker\r\n* [ThisPersonDoesnotExist](https://thispersondoesnotexist.com), create a picture of a person that does not exist using AI\r\n* [NameGenerator](https://name-generator.org.uk), create a name of a person that does not exist\r\n* [BackgroundChecks](https://backgroundchecks.org), search for public records\r\n* [CoverYourTracks](https://coveryourtracks.eff.org), check if your browser is clear\r\n* [WhatsMyName](https://whatsmyname.app), a simple online tool to check where the username has been used\r\n* [TempMail](https://temp-mail.org), a free temprorary mail service to register on nearly any website\r\n\r\n## Disclaimer\r\nMy intention with this repo isn't to bring you on starting a new life. The goal is to show people how to stay anonymous online and it shows a way on how to theoratically do it. I am not responsible for any activities based on this project.\r\n\r\n## Sources\r\nComing...\r\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fprotdos%2Fvanishguide","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fprotdos%2Fvanishguide","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fprotdos%2Fvanishguide/lists"}