As an American-Brit who has been living in Sweden for a couple of years, I've always found it interesting that pretty much everyone I know here can be found at their home address simply by googling their name and clicking on hitta.se. When I show this to my British or American friends, they're always shocked, and I find myself explaining that "Swedes have a very different, more trusting, relationship with their government than Brits or Americans."
Personally, I've never had a problem arise from this, and neither has anyone I know here, but I've been here less than for two years. I love it here and I can see myself living here for the rest of my life (that is, if you'll have me! Soon time to renew my visa!)
But I find myself wondering: Has anyone here, or anyone you know, ever had a problem arise from their address being listed publicly? Strange people turning up at your door, weird post or packages, or something worse?
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/adjectivenounnr at 2023-07-06 07:00:45+00:00.
feathered_fudge at 2023-07-06 09:25:48+00:00 ID:
jqva7hqPersonnummer is not secret per se but defined as "särskilt skyddsvärd" by law and any company that leaks personal id numbers of say employees can get fined.
geon at 2023-07-06 15:14:32+00:00 ID:
jqwd82dLeaking ANY personal info can get you fined under the gdpr.
yxhuvud at 2023-07-06 15:51:29+00:00 ID:
jqwivepYeah, but some information is considered worse than other. Medical records are more important than IP numbers.