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.
throaweyye44 at 2023-07-06 11:08:24+00:00 ID:
jqvigisYou are either completely missing his point or just acting dumb since you have no other argument besides ”but muh privacy!!!”
Your example of girl getting stalked on Hitta makes no sense. Don’t successful stalkers exist outside of Sweden or what? People can easily find out where you live by either talking to close contacts, looking at pictures on IG, finding out your workplace or common shops and follow you home etc. etc. Hitta maybe just makes this process faster but even if you have a fake adress there, they will find you..
Also no one who you replied to arguing that it is a good thing that Hitta exists. Where are you getting that from?
Apokalyptisk at 2023-07-06 11:11:00+00:00 ID:
jqvip23I never said that, i said it was easier - whilst you all claimed it was literally no issue.
"but muh privacy" should be absolutely fucking enough, you absolute dipshit.
How about this - maybe you can find some sense -
Your grandmother gets a call from "her bank" that builds her trust as they have ALL her personal information in front of them, telling her to log in using BankID, taking her money.
Thats fine too? Because the elderly getting scammed is no issue, right?
"Well they are getting scammed outside of Sweden too" - Yes you fucking imbecile, but it's EASIER to do when you have everyones personal information out in the open.
And it's not just hitta, try to get erased from Ratsit and MerInfo or MrKoll.
Oh and then move or do something else that updates your ID number in the database, it might just magically appear again.
Fucking morons.