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.
jepperoni99 at 2023-07-06 10:55:50+00:00 ID:
jqvhbslThat's not an excuse and it's an assumption that people have Facebook or Instagram. What's the point with this whataboutism? There are serious privacy concerns with hitta with laws designed prior to the internet age
Fisktor at 2023-07-06 11:00:09+00:00 ID:
jqvhpl3But it isnt actually a problem. And it does help when you need to locate and find someone
jepperoni99 at 2023-07-06 11:01:30+00:00 ID:
jqvhu1zI gave a very good reason why it's a problem, and multitudes of other people have posted about their issues of stalking and threats. and yes it does help when you need to locate someone, which is the whole ISSUE. You're not supposed to be able to locate people without their consent