<p>Full disclosure is not what it’s cracked up to be. A pickpocket who tells you that he is a pickpocket is still a threat to pick your pocket.</p>
<p>Then again, if a pickpocket does confess his pickpocketing, the odds are that you will protect yourself against his digital dexterity by shifting your money and credit cards to a more secure position. It is for this reason that pickpockets so seldom announce their occupation to potential victims.</p>