Which country has more freedom?

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All else being equal, here are their descriptions:

A: Privacy is taken extremely seriously here. Not only is it illegal to get wiretaps and eavesdrop without a warrent, it is very difficult to get a warrent. The law restricts what personal data companies are allowed to collect, and you don't even need to tell your name if you buy a cell phone.  Bank accounts are anonymous (like Swiss ones), and the respect for privacy is held in high esteem. However, taxes and business regulations are a good deal higher and stricter than in country B.

B: Here, taxes are low and businesses are given low amounts of regulation. Governments rarely wiretap and eavesdrop. However, every thing you do is collected by some corporation. Your income and monetary assets are supposed to be kept private, but credit agencies and marketing firms rountinely exchange it. The same goes with your address, education levels, and social life. All your spending habits, including where, when, and under what circumstances you make purchases, is known. Companies also monitor your social life in some way (for example, they exchange information on how often you visit bars, attend social functions, music concerts, all thanks to your credit card records). They also deploy cookies to monitor what sites you use on the internet, and phone companies randomly monitor conversations to determine the mood of consumers. An important distinction is that the government almost never engage in surveillance, and does not encourage those practices (but does not forbid it).

So to sum up, one country has high taxes and high business regulation, but guarantees that your private data is kept very secure. In the other, there are low taxes and low business regulations, but the private sector monitors your life extensively. The government does not engage in those practices. Which one has a higher degree of freedom?