Tanzania, press rank #116 · ~$1,000/mo

Can you live unwatched in Iringa?

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

State surveillance °3/5
Facial recognition °5/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy2/5
Free expression2/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom °2/5
Easy to stay °3/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #116 (Tanzania) ~$1,000/mo, this city safety 4/5 geopolitical stability 4/5

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law7 in total

The Public Health Act of 2009 gives parents twelve months from birth to have the child immunised against seven named diseases, and the school checks before it admits.

If you skip them: No primary school place until the child is up to date.

Exemptions: Medical only.

Source: Tanzania Public Health Act 2009, section 19

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

ID required to buy a SIM card

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.