United Kingdom, press rank #23 · 
~$1,900/mo
Can you live unwatched in Glasgow?
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 Glasgow itself. The rest are set by United Kingdom’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #23 (United Kingdom) ~$1,900/mo, this city
safety 5/5
geopolitical stability 5/5
Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required
No childhood vaccine has ever been compulsory in the United Kingdom, and school entry does not depend on one.
If you skip them: Nothing. Nobody asks.
Exemptions: Not needed: there is no mandate.
Source: Vaccines 2024;12:1296, European survey
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
No ID required to buy a SIM card
Crypto capital gains are taxed
Capital Gains Tax applies above the annual allowance.
Company ownership is public
Anyone can look up who owns a company here.
ISPs must retain your connection logs
The Investigatory Powers Act requires providers to retain communications metadata for 12 months.
1 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.