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.
shitsu13master at 2023-07-06 14:39:30+00:00 ID:
jqw7zdkWhen someone asks during and interview you can explain to them what happened, surely. Unless it’s not as innocent as you make it sound.
zlahhan at 2023-07-06 14:58:23+00:00 ID:
jqwatobWell yeah, it's getting to the first interview that's the issue and that's stated in my comment lol. They get the application, look the name up, see Lexbase, toss in bin.
I got a few interviews where I didn't get the job, but they always asked about it and I always kept the paper surrounding the decision from the myndighet at hand for that. That was never the problem and it's totally fair that I didn't get the job in those cases. It's not that I'm simply in the system either, it's that it's basically the only piece of information about me on the web that isn't eniro and the like, and also the top result on google for years.