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Just want to emphasize the difference between the FRA law and what's happening in the U.S. right now: FRA (swedish agency doing SIGINT) don't need a warrant. Th
by sebcat 13y ago
Just want to emphasize the difference between the FRA law and what's happening in the U.S. right now: FRA (swedish agency doing SIGINT) don't need a warrant. This is all supported by law.
"Nothing to hide" dominated the pro-debate for this. Only populist representatives like Fredrick Federley and Annie Lööf voiced their discontent with the proposed changes in law, and they happily agreed to it while some minor things where changed. Common people just didn't care. Still don't.
- mongol 13y agoI didn't realize that Annie Lööf was on the discontent side. How did she vote in the end? Was it not Fredrick that cried in the end, in the speakers chair?
- sebcat 13y agoAnnie Lööf voted for the law in the end after some minor changes were made and "promises" where given. Didn't know about Fredrick Federley crying, but I found it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfL4hSL-9E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfL4hSL-9E Pretty funny.
- ralfd 13y agoDoesn't Sweden (or was that Norway?) publicly release the tax data of every citizen? Seems like a different approach to privacy/openness.
- rdouble 13y agoTax data is public in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
- pathy 13y agoYes, as are all company annual reports (true for Norway as well). There are several sites publishing financials, where the 'overview' is free while the actual annual reports costs a few bucks. You can of course just request the data from the tax authority. Example: Klarna's financials can be found here http://www.allabolag.se/5567370431/Klarna_AB http://www.allabolag.se/5567370431/Klarna_AB
- davedx 13y agoSomewhat public in the Netherlands, too - I found out the other day our landlords can access our tax data to decide how much to increase our rent by. Grrr.
- radicalbyte 13y agoWow, you live just around the corner from me O_o ..and you're English too?
- lettergram 13y agoYeah, the U.S. is set up as a private society (originally) and capitalistic. Where as Sweden, Norway, Finland, they all are set up as socialistic societies communal rather than private.