Argentina, press rank #66 ·
~$1,200/mo
Can you live unwatched in Buenos Aires?
Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.
The privacy scorecard
The six marked ° below are read for Buenos Aires itself. The rest are set by Argentina’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
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.
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Find where to live on ArcadiaCity-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.