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The goal was to completely remove himself from databases that host our personal information and sell it to third parties, the New York Times reported. ...

To start, he sought to mask his identity by creating a limited liability company, or LLC. ... In some states, it's not required for the owner's name of an LLC to be publicly available. ...

After his LLC was established, Lopp set up new bank accounts and payment cards, creating a bank account under his new LLC, as well as a corporate credit card with a firm that doesn't require users to list their name.

Lopp also uses cash for many purchases, which allows him to remain anonymous.

The Bitcoin evangelist then got a new phone number that's linked to his LLC and often uses services that create random phone numbers that are deleted after each call, akin to having a burner phone.

He has changed his phone habits as well, by refusing to use the device for GPS directions and disabling geolocation services.

This means his device can't keep a record of his location activity, which also prevents apps on the device from slurping up that data too.