On: Ask HN: Protecting private data during a robbery.

[keiferski]

The first step is to not live somewhere that muggings on the street are common. Prevention is the first solution, and all that.

When I have been in more dangerous places, I’ve tried to do two things: 1) never mindlessly pull out electronics while on the street and 2) have a spare junk phone in my pocket in case anything does happen.

[nullandvoid → keiferski]

I'm currently travelling around Asia, simply not going places where there's a non zero risk of being robbed unfortunately isn't an option.

The spare phone is a good idea, unless you get patted down I guess