I keep my secrets buried in layers, each one harder to reach than the last. I never leave a trail, so I use decoys and dead‑ends—fake data, false leads, noise. I control the flow of information, not by owning it, but by deciding who gets it and when. I stay off the obvious channels, slipping in through encrypted whispers and hidden back‑doors. Influence is a side effect: when people can’t verify the truth, they’ll trust the narrative I shape. Keep your own data in multiple vaults, never let one point of failure reveal everything, and always let the world think it’s the only way to get what it wants.