press rank #177 · 
~$990/mo
Can you live unwatched in Macau?
Restricted press and civil liberties, ranked #177. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.
The privacy scorecard
12 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #177 ~$990/mo national average
Childhood vaccines: required to enrol at school
Macau runs its own programme, separate from the mainland, and asks for the record at registration rather than compelling anyone.
If you skip them: A vaccination record is asked for when a student registers, university included.
Exemptions: Medical, and in practice a parental objection.
Source: Macao SAR vaccination programme rules
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.
1 real place in Macau
Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.
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