The video explores the concept of disappearance in the digital age. It starts with the story of Evan Retliff, a journalist who attempted to go off the grid and was found by readers in just 25 days. The narrator then delves into various methods of disappearing, including changing one's appearance, using encryption, and creating a new identity.
The video also touches on the story of Edward Snowden, who revealed the secrets of the NSA, and Christophe Rocancourt, a con man who created multiple identities for himself. Additionally, it mentions Giovanni Rebolledo, who underwent surgery to change his appearance and became a prostitute to avoid detection.
The narrator also discusses the challenges of disappearing in the modern world, where technology and social media make it increasingly difficult to remain anonymous. The video concludes by mentioning the FindFace service, which can identify individuals from photos, and the importance of being mindful of one's online presence.
The second part of the video appears to be an advertisement for a Russian internet service provider, MTC, and its Single Internet package. The narrator also promotes his social media channels and mentions an upcoming event called The ViewFest.
The video ends with a humorous segment on "how to become a villain" and a brief discussion on space exploration.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Evan Retliff, a journalist from Wired, disappeared for 25 days.
2. A $5,000 reward was offered to find him.
3. Retliff used various methods to avoid detection, including one-off phones, new documents, and changing his appearance.
4. He was eventually found by readers who hacked his tour.
5. Jared Abrahamson was arrested by the FBI in 2013 for hacking into the computers of 150 women.
6. One of the women hacked was Miss Teen USA 2013 Cassidy Wolf.
7. Edward Snowden stole 1.7 million secret files from the NSA and released them to the public.
8. Snowden used encrypted correspondence and other methods to avoid detection.
9. Giovanni Rebolledo, a Colombian man, escaped from prison by disguising himself as a woman.
10. Rebolledo spent £12,000 on breast implants and buttock implants to complete his disguise.
11. Christophe Rocancourt is a con man who has posed as a prince, a Rockefeller heir, and a Sophia Loren's son.
12. Rocancourt has fooled many people, including Mickey Rourke and Naomi Campbell.
13. John Stonehouse, an American politician, faked his own death by leaving his clothes on a beach and swimming away.
14. Stonehouse was later found in Australia and arrested.
15. The FindFace service can identify people in photographs and match them to their social media profiles.
16. The service has been used to identify Russian porn actresses and others.
17. Egor Tsvetkov, a photographer, used the FindFace service for a project called "Your face is a lot of information".
18. Modern technologies make it almost impossible to disappear completely.
19. Frederic Bourdin, a Frenchman, pretended to be a missing boy and was able to fool the boy's family and others.
20. Bourdin's story was featured in a documentary film.
21. There are only 6 people in space at any given time.
22. Three of the people in space are Russian.
23. Explosions can happen in space, including on the Apollo 13 spacecraft.
24. The Apollo 13 explosion occurred 330,000 km from Earth.