Everyone has heard horror stories about their personal information or their misguided social media interactions being used against them in everything from job interviews to getting a second date. As the internet grows, so too does the likelihood that compromising information about ourselves, should it exist, will reach parties that we never intended it to. For many companies and individuals, reputation management is a serious concern. For others, the need to disappear from the online world is more of a matter of privacy. This infographic is a guide to disappearing online. From the first steps of disengaging with social media sites and account deletion, through the more complicated tasks of removing information that has been gathered about you from data collection sites and services, this guide will take you from public to private in no time flat. After all of the information is gone, the final step is learning to manage your reputation and continue your anonymity with tools like dummy accounts and anonymous searching. It might seem like a lot of effort, but have faith and read on – it isn't.
Infographic by: whoishostingthis.com
Infographic by: whoishostingthis.com