How to Be Invisible by J. J. Luna (2004, Hardcover, Revised)

This is an excellent book on privacy techniques. What I like about it is that JJ Luna discusses various levels of privacy, and I have found that the more privacy you want, the more time/effort you will have to go through to maintain it. He talks about how to go about receiving your mail, where to choose to live, how use the phone, how to pay people, and how to title assets more privately. I like this book because JJ Luna does not try to force a one size fits all agenda upon people, but lets the reader decide on what level of privacy is right for them. There are varying levels of privacy which can be obtained for each one, depending on your circumstances (e.g. family, job, etc). Of course, the more privacy you want, the more you will have to sacrifice, but most of these techniques are simple and won't take too much extra time out of your week.

Another thing this book goes into is how to work in a more private fashion. There are varying degrees to this as well and to obtain the highest levels of privacy, JJ Luna ultimately suggests to become self-employed. He touches on some points on that as well, but if you want more on that, then also be sure to check out his other book called Work From Home At Any Age (ISBN 0976387239), which I also highly recommend.

If you are even remotely concerned about your privacy you must read this book. The author spells each topic out so even someone who has no knowledge of such topics can easily understand the process of protecting your ID and your privacy. If you are just concerned or on the run, this book is a must read.

This is a tedious read. It comes from a mind that lives in a clandestine world that attracts problems to itself. Sure, the government has suckered us in and spreads mis-information like a plague, but there's plenty of straightforward ways to work in with things as they are. Manner and attitude have more to do with end results than Houdini disappearing tricks. I suppose if a person has nothing better to do with themselves than get into a neurotic fantasy spy v. spy state of mentality, then you do need this book.

This tome on privacy WILL help you get your privacy back IF you implement its perfectly legal tactics for doing so. It covers everything from telemarketers to identity thieves to stalkers and how they get the personal information about you that makes it easier to cause you financial or physical harm. If you want to live a quiet, private life--you know, like in the good old days before the internet?--then this book tells you how.