press rank #66 · ~$900/mo

Can you live unwatched in Argentina?

Crypto and cash culture born of inflation, facial recognition in Buenos Aires.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition2/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law4/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy4/5
Free expression4/5
Cash still works5/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom5/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living5/5
10 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #66 ~$900/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Law 27.491 of 2018 makes the whole schedule compulsory and free, for adults as well as children.

If you skip them: School exclusion, and a missing certificate can hold up an ID card, a passport or residence paperwork.

Exemptions: Medical only.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

ID required to buy a SIM card

Crypto mining is a recognised industry here

Legal and increasingly used as a way to hedge against currency inflation.

3 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

30 real places in Argentina

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Buenos Aires

~$1,200/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Córdoba (Argentina)

~$900/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Córdoba (AR)

~$850/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Rosario

~$1,100/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

La Plata

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Mar del Plata

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Salta

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

San Miguel de Tucumán

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Santa Fe

~$850/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Corrientes

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Neuquén

~$900/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Posadas

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.