You keep asking that from people who would have a huge target on their backs in a surveillance state. Quite an unreasonable expectation. Try this: &quot;Have you had in-depth discussions on life in Singapore with people who live there now or spent significant time there? And did you listen to claims of its proponents and detractors?&quot;<p>That&#x27;s what I did and do. The proponents always say the exact same stuff in a refrain and ignore anything critical. The detractors usually have something new and creepy to say each year that comes from Singaporean press themselves on top of the other stuff I mostly ignore. Hence, my negative outlook on that country for certain types of people with positive outlook for other types of people.<p>I&#x27;m not going there unless someone can assure my safety while I blog about the threat their government poses to its citizens. I&#x27;m a civil liberties and privacy activist who reports on and fights international corruption. So, I definitely will say anything I see good or bad. Will I get locked up, tortured, kicked out? Or will they leave me alone? I can&#x27;t know since transparency is a lie in that place. So, I can&#x27;t ever answer yes to your question about visiting.<p>I can and do listen to people that live there. I find what they say varies depending on whether it&#x27;s public or encrypted. I recall that being first, disturbing sign.