Italy, press rank #46 · 
~$1,850/mo
Can you live unwatched in Venice?
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 Venice itself. The rest are set by Italy’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #46 (Italy) ~$1,850/mo, this city
safety 4/5
geopolitical stability 5/5
Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law10 in total
The 2017 Lorenzin law took Italy from four compulsory vaccinations to ten, after a measles outbreak.
If you skip them: Fines of 100 to 500 euros, and no nursery or kindergarten place under the age of six.
Exemptions: Medical only, certified by a doctor. There is no religious or philosophical exemption.
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
Crypto capital gains are taxed
26% flat tax on capital gains above a small threshold.
4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
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