Austria, press rank #32 · 
~$2,200/mo
Can you live unwatched in Salzburg?
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 Salzburg itself. The rest are set by Austria’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #32 (Austria) ~$2,200/mo, this city
safety 5/5
geopolitical stability 5/5
Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required
Austria dropped its brief adult covid mandate in 2022 and has never had a childhood one.
If you skip them: Nothing.
Exemptions: Not needed.
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
Company ownership is not public
Took the register offline after the 2022 EU Court of Justice ruling.
No mandatory ISP log retention law
No mandatory data retention law is currently in force.
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.