Countries where you can leave your MacBook at a random coffee shop
Hi HN, I wanted to know which countries you can simply leave your laptop at a Starbucks, and where you can't. Feel free to click and vote.
Countries where you can leave your MacBook at a random coffee shop launched on May 9, 2026 with 76 votes, #501 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This interactive map lets users identify countries where it's safe to leave a laptop unattended in public coffee shops versus where theft is a significant concern. Travelers and remote workers can explore and vote on safety levels across different locations, helping build a crowdsourced guide to laptop security by country. The tool aggregates community input to highlight which destinations have reliable enough public environments for unattended device use.
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From the sources
Would you vouch for this country? A crowd-sourced safety map.
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