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b"In the last episode, we talked about the wrong way to disappear. Faking your own death rarely works. But did you know that there are real people out there who legitimately need to fade away into society?\\xa0\\nWho needs to disappear?\\nThere are many reasons to live anonymously. However, we\\u2019ve broken it down to four different archetypes: the executive, the celebrity, the victim, and the government employee.\\xa0\\n\\nThe executive\\nCEOs and business executives are easy targets. They take all the credit when things go right. But they\\u2019re also responsible any time something goes wrong. And when that happens they have to minimize the threat. It could be a disgruntled employee, or they'be a target because of their wealth. Recently, a Silicon Valley CEO was kidnapped and murdered by two former employees. Hear tactics executives use to live privately.\\nThe celebrity\\nToday\\u2019s celebrities are more accessible than ever. Stars like Taylor Swift, Eminem, and UFC fighter Anthony Smith have had their homes broken into. Alison Sweeney, from Days of our Lives and the Biggest Loser, talks about balancing the limelight with basic privacy rights.\\xa0\\nThe victim\\nOften times, domestic violence victims need to disappear in order to survive. Hear the story on how one victim fled her attacker.\\xa0\\nThe government employee\\nJudges and prosecutors are often targets of intimidation and death threats. And police are targets too due to the heightened attention on police brutality and racial profiling. Learn how government employees eliminate the threat by making themselves impossible to find.\\n\\nThis series is a collaboration with Michael Bazzell. In the next few episodes, we\\u2019re going to show you to successfully vanish from society. You too can live undetected. It\\u2019s not just for wealthy CEOs.\\xa0\\n\\nFor more than 20 years, Michael Bazzell worked on behalf of the US government investigating computer crimes. He was also a consultant on the hacker show Mr. Robot. He no longer works for the government. These days, Michael Bazzell helps people disappear.\\n\\n----\\nGet Michael Bazzell's book:\\nExtreme Privacy: What it takes to disappear\\n\\nAffiliate link disclaimer.\\n\\n-------\\nStory idea? \\nIf you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org.\\n\\nFor more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org.\\n\\nTo get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"