Privacy @lemmy.ml Gooey0210 @sh.itjust.works 9mo ago

European countries from privacy and freedom perspective

Hey-ho, privacy enthusiasts

I'm currently traveling around the world, and thinking about staying in Europe for 5ish years

But i'm a tinfoil guy and aware of the "many eyed beast"

So, what do you think? All lies and everything is actually dystopian, or everything should be fine?

I'm actually thinking about 4 countries like Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece (because don't like cold, and actually a little bit sick of other countries in the EU😅😅😅)

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Here in Spain there’s minimal surveillance outside the big cities. My town (circa 40K residents) has no public cameras in town (I lived in the UK and they were everywhere).
- Get it, get it
  
  But cameras are not the only concern, what's about internet traffic analysis, piracy, ability to rent something or get some service like sim or home internet without documents and stuff
  
  Or even transportation, like busses, trains, etc
  
  Don't get me wrong, i'm asking so I can have a better picture of how the stuff really works
  
  https://idm.net.au/blog/002646two-years-european-isp%E2%80%99s-data
  
  Gotcha
  
  Internet is somewhat restricted but only the most common sites are blocked
  
  Renting requires ID - passport or Spanish ID, same with Internet or a SIM card
  
  Transportation there’s no ID requirements on buses and trains
  
  Renting requires ID - passport or Spanish ID
  
  Does the landlord register the people that rent the place?
  
  or a SIM card
  
  How common is someone selling preregistered sim cards?
  
  ~~I don't think you can a sim card anonymously in europe. You might be able to find some online, though I have no idea:~~
  
  ~~- how legal they are~~
  
  ~~- if they function at all/normally~~
  
  ~~At least in my country ( which isn't one you listed ) you cannot buy an anonymous SIM card in shops due to some anti terrorism law ( iirc ).~~
  
  ~~I thought it was like that for the whole of Europe, but I could be wrong.~~
  
  Apparently there are still EU countries where you can buy anonymous SIMs.
  
  You can, at least in Czechia. You just buy them over the counter.
  
  Whelp. Guess I was wrong then. TIL. I'll update my post. Thanks!
  
  Countries like the Czech Republic still offer anonymous SIM cards. Though we do have a telecommunication cartel here.
  
  You can buy Romanian cards on eBay , Vodafone works fine in Spain
  
  Depends on the landlord - some are dodgy and won’t register you because they don’t declare the income

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