How to Disappear: Advanced Tech Techniques

[@jrose-xp6tf]

I have 1 golden rule, NEVER talk about anything important to anyone....unless it is in-person.

[@jrose-xp6tf]

@weekendwarrior3420 Yeah, scuba might be better.

[@Eta-ml1js]

Or use the cone of silence :)

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

you can't avoid important talks altogether. This might be in school, in high school, in your job, with a girl/boy friend. If you avoid it at all cost, then you probably don't live your life. The more helpful rule I think is to avoid political, religion, and very personal talks. Unless you know the person very well, or obviously share similar point of view or belief. Like he/she is the member of the same party ) Or you visit the same church )

[@jrose-xp6tf]

@@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун I "live my life" just fine, now why don't you go do the same.

[@mrcleanse522]

its great to live in a free country

[@DailyTuna]

You’re like a techie Braveheart! It’s amazing how people get mesmerized by technology and they ignore the dark side of human nature .

[@cyleleghorn246]

You're barely scratching the surface with your statement. Average people ignore 99.99% of everything around them, only focusing on themselves and what they want in order to feel good for 5 minutes. They get mesmerized by content, social media, 24 hour news cycle, work, protesters, and taking out their frustration on each other rather than directing it towards the cause of the frustration. Yeah, I'm already on all the lists, it's ok. I'm waiting for history to repeat itself

[@dustsky]

Rob, you're the uncle anyone should have! Thank you! 👍

[@linsqopiring6816]

I agree, he is the uncle I would want to have. But I think he's mentioned he's had a hard time convincing his relatives on some of these things. They are probably like "Oh no Roberts going on about privacy again" lol. Most people just don't get it.

[@HomelessShoe]

@@linsqopiring6816 But dear Uncle, I hAvE nOtHiNg To HiDe 🐑

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@HomelessShoe Ok then go to the bathroom in a glass stall.

[@htainlindwa80]

Rob is my uncle hehe

[@job1925a]

Here I am thinking, my digital footprint will show I've watched this video and that will give those looking for me tips! 😂😂

[@Vhgcfbj]

They are the ones who recommended the video to you.

[@job1925a]

@@Vhgcfbj Well, It wasn't recommended, I actually watch Rob's stuff regularly. I'm probably already on the "list" lol.

[@africkinamerican]

​@@job1925athe more of us the better. Share it around.

[@allyfortis]

Watch his videos being signed off on Tor 😉

[@coreymason3272]

EXACTLY! 😂

[@CS_1989]

Part II needed!!

[@AjarnSpencer]

watch Jesse Ventura's speech

[@timlocke3159]

@@AjarnSpencer Which one?

[@fenrir309]

@@AjarnSpencer Jesse Ventura, lol

[@wordlesslyrics001]

Don't forget about gait recognition. Everyone has a unique "walk". So it's not just your appearance that needs to be considered.

[@raed.1883]

Gotta love long skirts 🤫

[@sugipulaboule9]

Hide EVERYTHING you can, the psycho s don't like to work, they are used that we give them in their mouth straight away.

[@QuadMix]

Crutches, a cane or a wheelchair can be very effective & may also offer other benefits in public spaces.

[@milire2668]

@@QuadMix lmfao everyone in a wheelchairs a spy or a criminal :D

[@fenrir309]

Something as simple as a rock in your shoe or loosening up ties defeats this. That said, if you are trying to disappear, why would you be anywhere there is an odd biometric collection like gait analysis? Then is the discussion regarding 1 to many or many to 1 searches and database sharing and interoperability. None of which exists outside of a few countries.

[@michaeljavert4635]

Very worth it. We are lucky to have you here, to tell us how to not be here, or at least appear to not be here if ever needed.

[@clintkiesling8149]

All of your work is appreciated. Been watching for a long time

[@ASMR_Lighting]

Used the draft email technique for years at work to keep our communications from prying employer eyes - good to know it has a wider application!

[@AjarnSpencer]

actually, that’s a bullshit method, you use a PGP signature using an app like Cleopatra with a K, to send the email from an anonymous email address such as a yopmail account, from a public computer and an Internet café that uses a computer with a different IMEI number as your own, and has no WebCams in the Internet café to identify who was using that anonymous computer. Then you put an image or any other kind of file, such as MP4 or PDF, that has a message hidden inside it as a text file which has been embedded using stenography tools, such as steghide, or outget.. let your receiver know not online, but we wise mouth to ear what his secret password is, and password protect the message, the embedded message in the image meaning password protect the image as well, and password protect the zip file it is sent in in the PDP signature assigned anonymous email coming from a disposable email address such as yopmail… also the other way to be like a ghost is to never ever go on the Internet in the first place

[@africkinamerican]

The second method (staying off the internet) sounds easier than the first one

[@fenrir309]

It might work against non-state actors. It will certainly not work against any sort of sophisticated adversary. This was an old amateur terrorist technique widely exposed and defeated over two decades ago.

[@fenrir309]

@@AjarnSpencer Your last suggestion is the best.

[@r.l.mcdermid6034]

You must be fun at parties. ​@@AjarnSpencer

[@MargaretLatreille]

Thank you Rob....good information

[@conroybogle3713]

Great video, an essential topic in these days of AI and the hacker jungle that we live in. But there comes a point when the energy it takes to effectively disappear is greater than the energy would take to simply "stand and fight" your pursuer(s), holding your ground or taking offensive action. What you've scratched the surface on is nonetheless essential knowledge to have. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Also, companies, especially big corporations, tend to have a policy of never actually deleting anything, so when you delete an email for example, it only deletes it "for you", it's still stored on the company's servers or elsewhere if they have a backup system, so good luck trying to delete that too. Also, it's amazing to consider how many 'ordinary' non-tech folks are out with warrants when the government has at its disposal such means. I think there is philosophy and ideology involved thankfully. I've started a philosophy called Total Hacking or the Clear Hat, the colors are clear, or black if it must be on a display or page. It's essentially hacking by any and all means necessary, which aren't limited to the world of tech. Outer space is clear. Snow is clear.

[@arthurmarek8418]

I don't plan to disapear but this was really interesting

[@sugipulaboule9]

No, it's not, it's EXTREEMLY IMPORTANT.

[@scorpiomelancholia1559]

Its never planned bro

[@rydenclancy9519]

Excellent information

[@LadyFarin]

1) Would be interested in whether to set up your home Internet using TOR vs a VPN. 2) Also how to disable location and whether it needs to be in developer mode. 3) When I showed my friends how to access developer options, they were amazed; perhaps a short video on how to secure your phone in that mode might be of interest. 4) This was an AMAZING video that I am sure will helped many women escape abusive husbands!

[@gingerhalo]

This is absolutely fascinating. More please.

[@robert8]

You are right. Its absolutely worth getting to know the options of creating a cloak and dagger.

[@wagfeliz]

I would like to hear about your opinion and choices for voice and face recog prevention softwares ( for use in meetings etc )

[@linsqopiring6816]

THIS!

[@zeitgeist888]

Very interesting deeper dive into disappearing. I would be interested in learning more about the specific points.

[@cncgeorge]

Great video, please go deeper on each section.

[@cyleleghorn246]

I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see how there can be a discreet method of contact that can remain discreet after you explain it. I feel like, once you explain how it works, somebody performing some surveillance could just add this method to their list of things to look for? This is why i love this channel. Braxman is smart, he is an expert in things I've never thought about in my entire life before seeing his videos

[@Joe_Damageo]

Would a faraday bag/barrier be an effective means of preventing an electronic device from giving away ones location? (asking for a friend)

[@isitlaw2919]

I tried a good quality one , wrapped my phone tightly in it and waited for the music (on line) to stop , hour later , still playing

[@Joe_Damageo]

@@isitlaw2919 I believe it but may not be conclusive. Ive tried it with aluminum foil and calling my phone, and my car key fob. They were both blocked. Im not sure the exact mechanism thru which your music was played or other methods of sending different waves thru the air but i dont expect an answer here from Mr B as it may impact business on buying his phone, so makes sense.

[@WN_Byers]

I think your fridge is better

[@isitlaw2919]

@@WN_Byers if things got that bad, I think I'd just drop it in the ocean or something

[@lucywilson1060]

Aluminum foil.

[@jamesr2408]

Mistake = public transport is fully covered with cctv, probably fitted with face recognition software.

[@WildMidwest1]

Public transit is antiquated throughout most of the US. CCTV may be present in subways but the cameras might be from the 1980’s or more likely broken since Clinton was President. Bus cams do not have satellite uplinks nor other infrastructure to coordinate with three letter organizations. The main risk would be in big city terminals, not on busses themselves nor at rural stops.

[@sugipulaboule9]

DON'T show it to them. (face).

[@sugipulaboule9]

We can do a lot of things to prevent these things happen

[@gomiggang]

Easy fix wear a covid mask sunglasses and hat

[@Naomibabe457]

Everyone’s house has a camera out the front these days

[@Axiomatic75]

Great video, it's a very important topic that will prove useful to at least some people watching this. I'd love to see more videos about it.

[@masjter]

My wife asked me about this yesterday. Now I have more information ❤

[@anitaberendsen9525]

...and your spyfoon was hearing the conversation si they showed you this.....scary right?

[@linsqopiring6816]

Rob, I think This has got to be the most fun video you've ever made! I love plotting my escape as though I was Jason Bourne or Edward Snowden. As well many good privacy points for general use. The idea of your friend driving you to another state BEFORE the red flags go up is good for getting you out of your state but of course they would be able to retro actively track you by looking at the travel history of your friend before the red flags went up. So they would know your new state and you'd be basically in the same situation again of them knowing your state. My idea would be to buy a used car with cash from some shady guy who doesn't ask a lot of questions lol.

[@robbraxmantech]

The idea is to just expand the search area. You do not stay in the State where your friend drives you. But it's just a place to disappear from

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@robbraxmantech But once you are in the second state wanting to disappear how is that situation any different than trying to disappear from the first state? In both cases they know your specific state. So I wouldn't say you've expanded the the search area but just changed ground zero, the starting point, to a different location.

[@debbiedowers3927]

@@linsqopiring6816 While they are watching your house and the local airports, bus stations, and train depots, you are long gone before they have realized you left town.

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@debbiedowers3927 I get that but my point was once they realize you have left town they can check your friends car's location to see where you went to. So how are you any better off than if you have stayed?

[@NPomNPOM]

lol yes. or walk, hike, take a bike, etc.

[@asintonic]

love the video Rob could listen to you all day. wish these types of videos would be just a wee bit longer?

[@robbraxmantech]

I'm shortening it actually to only 20 minutes give or take. Better for YT. But allows me to make more videos too.

[@sugipulaboule9]

​@@robbraxmantech Turn off wifi, data, devices and wrap it up in aluminium foil when you don't use it. Cover all cameras on your gadgets. There are a lot of things we can do to be safe, I can't say what I want here.

[@Crosshatch1212]

@@robbraxmantechwe cld all get same masks suits wig and hope it catches on .😂

[@greghackstaff217]

Mail your credit card to a random person on the opposite side of the country. Maybe they will start using it. That's a decoy.

[@tracywinge6691]

I'd LOVE to hear more on this. LOVE your content.

[@my_post_traumatic_growth]

excellent presentation; Thank you Rob and God bless.

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

“Disappear” is an absolute term. If you are trying to stay in touch with family or friends, you are not trying to disappear.

[@woke.shaman4532]

I love sending post cards

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

​@@woke.shaman4532Me too. Make your own; its just a rectangle of cardboard. Send someone something nutty, like a Ritz or Oreo post card. (Just cut out a hunk of the box) The possibilities really are endless. Old physical pictures are great too; I used to send DIY post cards all the time, back in the day of getting film developed.....

[@MrTalkingzero]

It isn't an absolute term. Unless you can become invisible, that's what disappear means. Everything else falls under the umbrella of HIDING.

[@ravenargentina]

Excellent, please keep doing videos on the matter.

[@JadenJahci]

Rob...i tracked you way back to when you were much younger and i must say that you looked amazing on the Kostelanetz album cover called “Flower Drum Song”.❤️

[@richardmartin3127]

Love you're hard work presentation Rob

[@uwugaloo]

Bicycles hide your gait and extend your range by orders of magnitude, plus they're fun!

[@foxronyo]

In your opinion, when it comes to cameras and surveillance, which is better? A big city, where there are alot of people to hide amongst, but surveillance is higher; or a more rural location, like a country town, where there are fewer people, but also lower levels of surveillance?

[@robbraxmantech]

In the video I said "smaller". I'm thinking really midsized towns. Not the major cities.

[@fenrir309]

@@robbraxmantech Exactly. There will be no hiding in the noise from IOT devices etc in a city. One of the best pieces of advice you gave was to get out of the country and into a less sophisticated country. Do not go to Europe.

[@tlsalem]

Rob Thank you for the valuable information. Good to know.

[@seanriley8901]

Thank you for your time and effort to help us out. More on the type of phone to get and how to use it

[@ImagineMySurprise510]

There is no doubt this teaching is important, and I encourage that it be developed and presented. My own problem is I have trouble understanding some of the details because I'm not smart enough. So I suggest that some thought go into making the information as simple as possible so schmucks like me can better understand what to do.

[@qdrive978]

Fantastic information! How does one change their identify?

[@linsqopiring6816]

Fake ID.

[@yeahrightgraphics4621]

Thank you Rob...! Your video and every topic highlights huge issues, please don't shelf these. Each of your topics could be expounded into sub video tools from this one. Awesome stuff..! Onward

[@tommydadsmith1]

Great info as usual.

[@pamelahasselbach543]

You gave a lot of good information in your video. Clearly you are very knowledgeable about the technology world, and it is equally clear I am not. I didn't catch many of names of sources you shared, or what they are. Thank you for sharing.

[@SaraVanDerStichele]

Possible follow up videos might touch on topics for women who need to disappear and other women who are trying to aid them. This cohort is very real, very under resourced and very keen to learn more.

[@mrcleanse522]

excellent.. so very much needed

[@gunzyb]

Cool video. I’m pretty new to tech but this is all very interesting content, 👍

[@saundrayork767]

Thank you for this; please do more!

[@donroos2623]

What about the use of Ham Radio, Repeaters, HF, CB Radio, Family Radio, GMRS Radio, Packet Radio, Satellite Phones and data? Can these be incorporated safely?

[@kevinkall8547]

if using maildrop, don't delete messages as those can be recovered. instead, edit same message in draft and clear text after reading. only if ISP performs backup will msg be tracked. there are very good message embedding into images apps. Just need same app and password to extract.

[@robertedge6902]

Thank you for this important information. Even if you don’t want to disappear lowering your visibility is a good thing.

[@Provocateur3]

Plz consider doing a review on the Quetta browser sometime.

[@JohnWick_jr]

Wasn't Petraeus love affair discovered while he and his mistress Paula Broadwell used the same techniques as you suggested to communicate?

[@afanporsaber]

Penn and Teller approve this Advanced Tech Techniques.

[@Cooperstroopers]

This is great content. Always enjoy your videos.

[@NoHair-pk3xg]

I have a degoogled phone from Brax store. How can I operate it without a sim card?

[@proehm]

An external VOIP provider over a VPN?

[@TheTubejunky]

What no Kali linux, proton, Tor, mesh network?

[@linsqopiring6816]

He did mention some of those things.

[@ScorpionCar]

Thank you for this video! 👍

[@Stephanie-uc5ed]

Awesome! Keep it coming! 🇺🇸

[@HUEMOB]

Loved this video hope you do more on the subject

[@cptmuzz4085]

More please... thanx

[@thegutlessleadingthecluele7810]

When you need to disappear, say GG to your Steam Account... 😕😄

[@moneygooddude]

Read the book called Finding God in the quarter mile. It shows how someone ran off with millions and tried to disappear but did get caught by being tempted by more money! Thanks Rob for showing how to do this the right way!

[@linsqopiring6816]

@stizelswik3694 If you're hiding from god I would definitely use tor and a vm.

[@Havanasyndromev2k]

How does one stop remoye netual monitoring v2k

[@NunnayaR2B]

I would like to have one of the Bax2 worldwide phones.; Out of stock and no phone number to call and order one directly. Thank you for taking the time to teach us what you understand. Jacqueline

[@s.leeyork3848]

yes, please, do more on this topic

[@bobmarshall3700]

Hi Rob. Do you sell a basic phone with NO Internet, NO silly games and just a simple, easy to use device to make phone calls and send SMS text messages? I am in Australia currently using the 4G network, soon to become 5G. But I don't NEED 5G. Cheers, Bob M.

[@MRsilverngold]

In Australia they shut down 2G network that the basic no features burner phones used, now there's no mobile phones to buy that don't have internet connection,GPS or cameras, very frustrating,but Rob has the degoogled brax privacy phone he sells,

[@JarrodEstrada-c9j]

I’m old and way behind the curve . I need to learn as much as I can as fast as I can . About communication tech. Where should I start?

[@shanehall6081]

Would this all work if you are due to testify against a large avuation/defence multi-national?

[@joshuaclark6991]

The mail drop sounded particularly useful if you have close people

[@allyfortis]

I don't know if the maildrop is effective because if you sign in from a new location that email account will get an email notifying you of a new sign-in from X location showing that someone else uses that account too.

[@joshuaclark6991]

@@allyfortis that's true but there would stil be a draft saved correct? You could still use it to communicate with someone who has shared login information

[@africkinamerican]

What about "anonymous" public emails sites, like mailinator? Which allow you to address a message as if to a regular email account, but requires no login? Messages are public, but not your identity.

[@jojipoji2322]

How To Disappear: Advanced Magician Techniques

[@julianmeadows1496]

May I please ask, in the situation of the community and being evasive ? And is there a subtle way of sending money from point to point ? I’m guessing cash or bitcoin, as you suggested

[@squeakytoyrecords1702]

Yes, more content like this, please. What about IR LEDS mounted under the bill of a baseball cap to blur any image captured through censure saturation?

[@africkinamerican]

Doesn't an email server record any IP address that logs in -- even if only to save or read a draft?

[@proehm]

Normally yes. Consider going through a vpn.

[@SunnyCue-ew5ow]

Detective from Los Angeles told it's best I leave the country. Because I like tech and figured out fusion center list and I'm now placed on. Too young for this type of life

[@reggiep75]

What about pre-encrypting all msgs and have a code book?

[@ramendyramendy4278]

| i'm interested this content make part 2 on this topic |

[@linsqopiring6816]

He said he could do a whole video on any one aspect. I say that would be a good idea!

[@robbraxmantech]

I'll talk about the particular problem with facial recognition next

[@MRsilverngold]

@@robbraxmantech yes very interesting topic facial recognition technology,very hard to cover or alter facial feature's with out drawing attention to your self by people around you,if they have access to databases with traffic camera,passport photos,social media photo posts,driving license photo,is getting impossible to have real privacy

[@bitegoatie]

Please develop further exploration of all these technical issues surrounding evasion of surveillance (location tracking, hardware identifiers, etc., discussed at the end of the video). They all seem core to your mission here, and have relevance even if people do not need fully to disappear from the grid. One thing caught my attention, however. Why do you imagine repurposed Pixel phones (and other Google-exorcised phones) cannot be tracked without SIM cards? In my experience, every computing device can be tracked through the hardware. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or maybe there is something special about these particular devices? In any case, thanks for your efforts to raise awareness of these issues,

[@Bennyblanco-xx6ki]

You’re the man!! And jay rose is right bout that!!

[@ziggy5687]

So how private can one be if an Apple laptop never registered to Apple ID runs a Linux VM and there’s never been any internet surfing outside the vm??

[@proehm]

I sometimes wonder if carrying a small OpenWRT travel VPN router might not be a good idea. Then use a VOIP provider on dedicated hardware or on a tablet without GPS.

[@robbraxmantech]

Yes. Use BraxVirtual Phone. I was going to redo my video to do that setup

[@michaeloliver6759]

I've got a question how do you feel about adversarial clothing to fight facial recognition

[@PirateJeff0]

Thank you

[@1000MileVision]

thank you for UR advice informative

[@terenceherming1838]

A reflective blanket will stop heat cameras,

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

For a very short period, yes. But heat is still going to accumulate and/or be dispersed from underneath it so you will not be hidden for long.

[@runtpacket]

So lets say someone has 2 Identities both of which are citizens of different countries. Names are not similar. The only documentation for such is sealed in court documents (adoption as a child). What thoughts would you have on transitioning to the other identity which hasn't been used before. lets say for example I show up in the other country and my only identification is my legal birth cert in said country?

[@GiC7]

Thanks

[@POPMOGOGO]

You should research the privacy with Live voice mail. I don't know if this is a privacy tool or not.

[@robbraxmantech]

No. Won't work

[@VSEC.Academy]

thanks for good advices but i think it's necessary to talk about wiping method to clear any trace on digital devices

[@mikemaldanado6015]

if you are using gmail as soon as you start typing the data is being sent to google. So if the police are working with google to find you ( they are ) they will be able to see the draft even though it was never sent. A much safer way is to setup a free tor email address and communicate there. Also use your phone to help with your initial escape. I was wanted in france and they use phone tracking first to find you so I jumped in a taxi, headed to the airport but dropped my phone in a subway that was headed in the opposite direction. I would love to hear you talk more about face recognition and client side scanning evasion.

[@robbraxmantech]

Yes. Do not use Gmail.

[@linsqopiring6816]

Yea, I was also thinking along these lines. Because I'm sure THEY can access your deleted drafts even if you can't. By "free tor email address" do you have any specific website or just mean you go on tor and get on a website that allows accounts with no 2fa?

[@chrisbiro1]

Facebook and email could be used to communicate with loved ones if only used while in transit from one location to another, via a non linear route of travel and not to transmit sensitive information. If all you want to do is let your loved one's know you are ok and doing well, this could be used.

[@germancaperarojas4023]

Great video Rob. Please do one about basic SecOps for the normal "not on the run" guy, by device. How to properly configure your PC and phone just to avoid malicious actors, but when you need to use basic tech like gmail, whatsapp or even FB for work. Thanks for teaching us, your viewers.

[@big0bad0brad]

One point I'd make about computers/phones - if they're only linked to your new identity then there's not really a problem in that way. It's once you start mixing pieces of your old and new identity you need to make sure nothing tracks you between them.

[@htainlindwa80]

Thanx Uncle Rob

[@allyfortis]

I don't know if the maildrop is effective because if you sign in from a new location that email account will get an email notifying you of a new sign-in from X location showing that someone else uses that account too.

[@fabianoslack4269]

5:00 Money Is there any main crypto nowadays that still be possible to be trade anonymously? Are there any ranking of these type of cryptos? Im a newbie on these topics. I was wondering if someone can create a list of the main cryptos on that regard.

[@noodlessoul8356]

Monero, do your own research😊

[@mindalick8867]

HOW TO DISABLE potential digital passport apps pre-loaded on your smartphone without your knowledge?

[@MuayThaiJourney]

Q. the most important id:s have built in chips... how to best carry critical id?

[@Sayonara301]

You have good suggestions here but it needs cooperation. I hv been talking to my family members about phone tracking and spying activities for so many years but turn heartaches only. Nobody believes and they say I am overthinking.

[@billybarker9129]

New member and plz continue with detailed videos

[@otubright5864]

Always the best uncle Rob brax❤