Greece, press rank #85 · ~$1,400/mo

Can you live unwatched in Volos?

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

State surveillance °4/5
Facial recognition °5/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law5/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression3/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom °2/5
Easy to stay °4/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #85 (Greece) ~$1,400/mo, this city safety 5/5 geopolitical stability 4/5

Childhood vaccines: required to enrol at school

No vaccine is compulsory in itself. The health card is part of the enrolment file, which is a different kind of pressure.

If you skip them: Schools ask for the pupil health card, which carries the vaccination record, at enrolment.

Exemptions: Medical, and in practice a written parental objection.

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.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

Crypto gains tax-free after a holding period

No specific crypto capital gains regime yet; treated case by case, leaning towards exempt for casual holders.

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.