Uruguay, press rank #21 · ~$1,300/mo

Can you live unwatched in Cabo Polonio?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Cabo Polonio itself. The rest are set by Uruguay’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °4/5
Facial recognition °5/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law4/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy5/5
Free expression5/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy4/5
Crypto freedom °4/5
Easy to stay °5/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #21 (Uruguay) ~$1,300/mo, this city safety 4/5 geopolitical stability 5/5

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Compulsory since 1982, with one of the oldest and best kept vaccination registries in the region.

If you skip them: No school enrolment, and no sport or after-school activity, without the Child Health Card.

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

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

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.