[dsign]

Ha!

I probably should get a mullvad account just to support them (even if I use my own VPN).

Something that is not discussed much in Sweden is surveillance via the bank system. Banks have access to customers' transaction information and use it for two purposes: the "useful" feature of telling their customer how many of their purchases were e.g. food vs entertainment or house rent, and--of course--for advertising their products and services to their customers.

And then the government has legislation to demand that banks mass-report certain information from private citizens, like revenue/expenses for financial services (i.e. interest paid on loans and capital earnings from financial assets) plus any international transactions. One small stumble down the slippery slope of surveillance, and the Swedish government will be able to build profiles of each citizen using the information collected by banks.

[seanw444]

Make Monero popular (doomer wojack)

[zirgs]

Can't they already build profiles using info from their IRS?

[kqr]

I don't remember the details but Swedish law takes a fairly strong stance on preventing government agencies from sharing information with each other, for better and worse.