The 30-Day Digital Disappearing Act

Guides tell you what to do. This book puts it on a calendar.

Type your name into a search box and somewhere in the results is a page you never wrote: your address, an old phone number, your relatives' names. The 30-Day Digital Disappearing Act is a structured program of 30 daily missions in 4 weekly themes, each with a plain "why it matters," concrete steps, a time estimate, and a checkbox to tick when you are done. Most days run 25 to 50 minutes.

Inside:

- Week 1, Map It: Google yourself honestly and build your people-search census and account inventory

- Week 2, Social Cleanup: platform lockdowns room by room, plus Google's free "Results about you" tool set up properly

- Week 3, Broker Opt-Outs: the major people-search sites one by one, always free, plus state rights and marketing opt-outs

- Week 4, The Graveyard and the Lock: close forgotten accounts, move to a password manager, and turn on multi-factor authentication

- Maintenance Mode: a ten-minute monthly check and a one-hour quarterly routine

One mission a day for 30 days. Start Day 1 today.