How To Stay Off The Grid

Step 1: Buy a pay as you go phone

Don't register it - never use your name when you speak and get rid of it before they track you down.

Step 2: Use an e-mail encryption program

Securemail, PGP or Centurian can encode your e-mails so they can't be read by hackers. Not that that's going to put off a determined government.

Step 3: Buy a new computer

Never connect it to the internet. Save files onto a memory stick and then send them from an internet café.

Step 4: Invest in a satellite phone

Calls are expensive but much harder to trace.

Step 5: Communication

Post a letter, send a carrier pigeon or just talk to people face to face…