[1] [PDF] https://www.regeringen.se/4a76f3/contentassets/2c767a1ae4e84...
Whereas in Sweden the “person number” is public information and identity is authenticated and authorized in other ways (by showing a driving license or using a “bank id” app etc).
In the nordics how much tax you pay (meaning for most people you can just divide by twelve to determine salary) is also public info. As is how much houses sell for etc.
The wage secrecy in the US must be one of the factors contributing to the perpetual inequality.
We should have a kind of username / password system instead, where everyone has a unique ID and a separate private ID. We could even use something like RSA so you never have to give out your private ID to anyone.
https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2019/01/how-exactly...
Kind of interesting how this HN post shows that transparency is important, because fixing an error like erroneous death in other countries isn't as bad as it is in the US.
Anyway I ended up writing about it as a use case for crypto, because the blockchain part of a transparent ledger is important for being a companion to the public memory: your birth, your marriage, your relationships with relatives, and your death.
https://www.dyingtowrite.com/posts/2021/33_crypto-isnt-what-...
I wouldn’t call those subtle.
Now, if you’re referring to only those politicians in your own country, then I have no reference for levels of subtlety involved.
Edit: I read through your link and did some light browsing of my own (later stonewalled by the fact that I don't speak any of the Scandinavian languages). I don't see anywhere that a citizen can re-assert their right to privacy but that would seem to be necessary in some cases (e.g. Twitch streamers wanting to remain incognito to avoid getting SWATted or otherwise frequently visited by police).
It’s Jane Smith
Later that day…
Btw his place of residence was hardly secret, but it wouldn’t have been if he were prime minister of any other particular country either.
But if the case is officially resolved, well that's all good then. Nobody followed the Prime Minister to the theater and waited for him to leave in the dark of night. No stalking to see here, because Sweden. Move along.
That's because you usually can't.
In extreme cases you may be eligible for protected identity[1], but that status is not easily achieved.
[1] https://skatteverket.se/servicelankar/otherlanguages/inengli...
Rights depend on jurisdiction. I’m not aware of any right to privacy regarding place of residence or tax returns in Sweden.
A resident is entitled to file for a “protected identity” which would obscure their address, phone number and person number on these types of services. Even celebrities tend to avoid doing that unless they have a persistent stalker, because it leads to all sorts of practical problems when dealing with everyday administration.
You can see addresses, if they own dogs, which cars they own, what salary they have (the site I linked needs payment for that, but there's other ways to get it for free), the companies they own or own a part of.
[1] https://www-svt-se.translate.goog/nyheter/inrikes/jurist-tar...
Anyway, I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a "high trust" society.
I'd argue this has a lot more to do with high trust local communities, rather than high trust "societies". Maybe I'm nitpicking, but the implication seems to be that somehow "American society" (whatever that means) is inherently low-trust. But the fact is America is so diverse, trying to create a useful comparative analysis there is difficult.