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Dimension 5 of 12

Privacy & State Surveillance

This dimension measures how much you think the state should be able to watch citizens to keep them safe: wiretaps, cameras, facial recognition, access to data and communications, and whether encryption should have backdoors.

Toward more freedom

Strong privacy, a warrant for any surveillance and encryption without backdoors.

Toward more control

Broad surveillance powers to prevent crime and terrorism.

Debates it touches

  • Facial recognition in public spaces
  • Police access to encrypted messages
  • Communications data retention

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The other dimensions

  1. 01 Freedom of Movement & Migration
  2. 02 Fiscal & Tax Policy
  3. 03 Free Speech & Press
  4. 04 International Trade
  5. 05 Privacy & State Surveillance
  6. 06 Property Rights & Contracts
  7. 07 Freedom of Religion & Conscience
  8. 08 Financial & Monetary System
  9. 09 Civil Rights & Lifestyle Choices
  10. 10 Labor & Market Regulation
  11. 11 Criminal Justice & Due Process
  12. 12 Government Spending & Subsidies