press rank #111 · ~$850/mo

Can you live unwatched in Indonesia?

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance2/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression2/5
Cash still works5/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living5/5
5 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #111 ~$850/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Health ministry regulation 12 of 2017 calls basic immunisation compulsory, and the state has chosen persuasion over enforcement.

If you skip them: Little in practice: the regulation carries no real penalty.

Exemptions: Medical, and in practice a refusal is accepted.

Source: Permenkes 12/2017, plus 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)

No extradition treaty with the US

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

102 real places in Indonesia

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

Jakarta

~$900/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Surabaya

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Bandung

~$900/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Medan

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Palembang

~$1,000/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Semarang

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Makassar

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Pekanbaru

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Padang

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Denpasar

~$1,200/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Malang

~$850/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

Pontianak

~$750/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 2/5

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