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World map of presumed laptop theft risk in coffee shops

Rob Beschizza
May 12, 2026
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Vouch Atlas is a decidely unscientific study of fear: fear of your laptop being stolen. The question is “Would you leave your laptop unattended in a coffee shop here for 10 minutes?” and the answers speak for themselves. Antarcticans are duly confident about the wellbeing of laptops left at coffee shops there.

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