Egypt, press rank #168 · ~$950/mo

Can you live unwatched in Giza?

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 Giza itself. The rest are set by Egypt’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °1/5
Facial recognition °1/5
No national ID1/5
Data-protection law1/5
Encryption2/5
VPN freedom2/5
Democracy1/5
Free expression1/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy2/5
Crypto freedom °1/5
Easy to stay °3/5
Off-grid living °1/5
press rank #168 (Egypt) ~$950/mo, this city safety 4/5 geopolitical stability 2/5

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Compulsory since 1958, and the vaccination certificate is part of ordinary school paperwork.

If you skip them: A fine under the 1958 communicable disease law.

Exemptions: The law names none.

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.

Does not report your account balances abroad

Extradition treaty with the US

Crypto mining is banned

Cryptocurrency mining is explicitly banned here.

4 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.