Plan Acquisition
- Choose a store far from your routines
- Avoid cameras and predictable patterns
- Shop at small independent or cash-only outlets
Stay Unrecognized
- Change clothes, add a hat and mask
- Wear nothing with logos or distinctive items
- Visit at off-peak, low-traffic hours
Pay Clean
- Pay with unmarked cash, exact amount
- Never use cards or digital payments
- Buy a basic feature phone, no smartphone
Activate Anonymously
- Buy a prepaid SIM with cash, no ID
- Pick a provider with weak KYC
- Leave the area before you activate
Choose Location
- Activate in a low-traffic public area
- Favor rural areas or different towns
- Spend minimal time on site
Use Sparingly
- Keep the phone off by default
- Power on only for essential calls
- Keep details minimal, no small talk
Limit Exposure
- Vary times, durations, and locations
- Never carry it with your main devices
- Avoid repeatedly calling the same number
Discard Securely
- Erase contacts, messages, and call logs
- Reset to factory settings when possible
- Destroy the SIM and dump the device