Know thy neighbour(’s income)
p2pnet.net News:- Want to know what the guy next door is earning? If you’re in Sweden, no problem.
That’s because www.ratsit.se, “makes it possible to find out your neighbour’s income at the touch of a button,” says The Local.
Ratsit makes it simple to find out the income details of a person or company, says the story. All you need is the name.
“Ratsit differs from regular credit checks in that it allows the searcher total anonymity,” it goes on.The person whose details are revealed will not be notified that the transaction has taken place.
“Swedish law already makes it possible to phone the tax authorities to get the income details of a friend or foe.
But although the service is legal, the Sweden’s Data Inspection Board isn’t happy, says The Local, quoting Hans Kärnlöf, the board’s ceo, as saying, “We are very negative to the fact that an authorisation is used like this for a credit rating business. Consumer protection has disappeared completely.”
Kärnlöf says the Board wants to close the loophole and is waiting for the results of a government investigation, adding:
“It should have been ready on August 1, 2004 – it is so far two and a half years late.”
Also See:
The Local – New site makes checking friends’ income easy, November 24, 2006
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