As we all know, privacy starts with security, which leads many people in this community to seek out secure services / software, some relentlessly so.

Then life happens, and suddenly you find yourself naked in a back alley in Hanoi (or if you already live in the region, you might instead find yourself naked in Santiago de Chile), stripped of all belongings and at best some vague recollection of an unusually good night. What is your strategy to regain access to what you need to get back home?

An no, the staff at the hotel does not recognize you.

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    21 hours ago

    I don’t think privacy or digital accounts would be any concern to me at that point. I’d mostly want to get somewhere safe, then get my passport or a new one, and get home. Then I can deal with the loss of devices.