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.
lobax at 2023-07-06 09:24:56+00:00 ID:
jqva584The sources of information are still often public records from various government agencies. E.g. election rolls, land registry etc.
E.g. this is Hitta in the UK: https://www.192.com
teamcemi at 2023-07-06 10:36:43+00:00 ID:
jqvfo43Yes I can’t find my colleague on this page even tho I know his full name and city and he has a very unique surname. If he had lived in sweden i would have found him in 10s.
as I said “best effort”