Vanish: The Complete Guide to Auditing Your Digital Footprint, Removing Yourself from Data Brokers and AI Datasets, Cleaning Up Your Online Past, and Taking Back Control of Your Identity - Softcover

Vale, Morgan

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798257737886

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Have you ever Googled yourself and been alarmed by what you found? Your home address listed on a website you never heard of. Photos you would rather not appear in a job search. Data broker profiles containing your relatives' names, your income estimate, and your address history. Old social media posts that no longer represent who you are.

Vanish is the comprehensive, practical, step-by-step guide that teaches regular people how to audit their digital footprint, remove personal information from data broker websites, opt out of AI training datasets, clean up years of social media history, manage what appears in Google search results, exercise their legal privacy rights, and strategically rebuild a positive online identity.

Unlike technical privacy books written for security professionals, Vanish is written for ordinary people who want real results without needing a law degree or a computer science background. With actionable instructions for every major platform, data broker, and privacy tool, plus clear explanations of your legal rights under CCPA, GDPR, and other privacy laws, this book gives you everything you need to take meaningful control of your personal data.

Inside, you will learn how to conduct a comprehensive personal digital audit, submit data removal requests to the most important data broker sites with step-by-step instructions for each, opt out of AI training datasets from major AI companies, bulk-delete years of embarrassing or outdated social media content, manage and improve your Google search results, freeze your credit to prevent identity theft, exercise your legal rights to demand deletion of your personal data, build a positive intentional digital presence that represents who you are today, and create a sustainable privacy maintenance practice.

Your personal information belongs to you. This book shows you how to get it back.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798257737886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162