Web3er Travel Safety Manual: a16z Security Lead's 6-Step Checklist
Web3 Travel Safety Guide: 6-Step Checklist from a16z's Security Lead
With increased travel for crypto conferences, a16z's security head and former Secret Service agent Carl Agnelli shares a personal safety guide for Web3 professionals.
Step 1: Develop a security mindset. Understand what’s normal, trust your intuition, and create small safety habits. Distance equals safety—avoid confrontation by leaving suspicious situations.
Step 2: Stay alert in public. Remain aware of your surroundings, avoid routines, and don’t discuss sensitive travel plans loudly in public or rideshares.
Step 3: Day and night safety. Walk with purpose, avoid walking alone at night, share your location with trusted contacts, and never discuss crypto holdings in public.
Step 4: Safer travel and hotels. Travel discreetly, familiarize yourself with hotel emergency routes, use the safe, and keep an emergency kit handy.
Step 5: Extra precautions for high-risk roles. Use a decoy wallet, avoid company logos, reduce your digital footprint, secure your home, and practice locating exits and cover in public.
Step 6: Maintain safety habits. Keep a low profile, avoid sharing family photos online, regularly review home and digital security, and conduct monthly drills.
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