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.
ProffesorSpitfire at 2023-07-06 11:19:08+00:00 ID:
jqvjg9yAbout your kids’ school platform: that sounds both great and unfortunately illegal. Since GDPR was passed a few years ago it’s no longer legal for an organization to share the personal or contact information about a customer, client, dependant or similar with a third party without their consent.
Me and my wife often complain about how difficult it is to get in contact with other kids’ parents because of this. When I was a kid (90’s) you’d get a list with the first and last name of all kids in class as well as their home phone number. If you want to discuss something with another kids parents (play date, birthday party, issue at school/pre-school, etc), you cant unless you happen to drop off/pick up kids at the same time.
felixfj007 at 2023-07-06 16:44:32+00:00 ID:
jqwr3mnWait, they stopped doing those "parents-list"? That's gonna be some headaches when/if I become a parent..