Everything here requires BankID and that seems a hell of a lot safer and much more convenient than what I hear is used in many other countries (although I don't

Everything here requires BankID and that seems a hell of a lot safer and much more convenient than what I hear is used in many other countries (although I don't think BankID should be privately owned like it is now). Another upside that wasn't mentioned in the post is that all this legally required information really simplifies a lot of bureaucracy. It could be done without the info being public I guess, but the law requiring that you register your place of residence makes voting and paying taxes really easy. The state already knows what municipality you live in, so you don't need to register to vote yourself and you don't have to figure out what taxes you need to pay (unless you're self-employed).