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.
Apokalyptisk at 2023-07-06 10:24:01+00:00 ID:
jqvemouWhy would I need a hidden identity for not letting random strangers know exactly where I live and what my phone number is?
Do you realise how crazy this is ?
Bluegnoll at 2023-07-06 10:34:49+00:00 ID:
jqvfia8Crazy? No. Annoying as fuck? Yes.
I've got a phone phobia. The fact that random strangers are calling me over and over again during the day stresses me the fuck out to the point that my phone is always in silent mode and I sometimes miss important calls due to this. It's not like it was when I was a kid and the only people calling you actually needed to reach you for a legitimate cause. And back then anyone could still get your adress or phone number from the "Telefonkatalogen". Yet strangers didn't call. So public contact information is not the problem in my opinion.
And I get that there are dangers with this, I do. I just think the benefits are greater. And why do you think a random stranger would ever just decide to get in contact with another random stranger by visiting hitta.se? That's as crazy as it gets. Most people don't just start bothering strangers out of the blue.
Apokalyptisk at 2023-07-06 10:38:05+00:00 ID:
jqvfsc5What are the benefits?