A horrible comment.

These are people who are minimizing their profiles, not magical fairy creatures. Of course if you buy a house under your own name, you will be easy to find - but with a little creativity, you may be able to get around that.

Just because these people are guarded about their activities and their images does not mean that they are handing out tips about how to run for Congress anonymously, so there's really no need to argue against that straw man.

>The moment you are born and issued a birth certificate, your digital footprint has started.

Not everywhere, and not until very recently.