It says a lot that you think Europe is the same from scandinavia in the north to the mediteranian in south or eastern europe would be identical western parts of europe. Like i guess not all of USA is like California (the only place i have been). Europe has very different cultures, different work ethics, different social security. Its like comparing handgranates and horseshoes. Try travel a bit - there are lots of places in europe that you wouldnt find identical to Italy on a cultural or social level.
mikkelfunck, Denmark
I how a problem understanding how it is to distrust your government like that. Not that i agree with everything my government do, but isn't something wrong if your have that little faith in the people that governs your country? That you automatically believe the worst about your own?
Im not telling you off - just wondering...
I live in Denmark and we do have a national identity. Everyone has a CPR number (a person number) and everyone has a healtinsurance card that specifies where you live, municipal, what physician you have etc. The CPR number is a unique number and was first introduced in 1968 and is issued at birth or if you move to Denmark. The CPR is your ID number to all public services, tax, health services, banks and so forth - without it, you cant do much.
But that is not a bad thing at all. You can walk in at every public office, townhall, tax office - anything that offers a public service of some form - and you are immediately identified and have access to healttreatment at your physician, at the taxoffice they have (almost) all of your info, so you dont have know it all.
Government misuse? Not to my knowledge. Its illegal in Denmark for any public or private institution to crossreference databases that holds person sensitive or person private information, which prevents any kind of single point of entry to persons data.
Identity fraud? Not really - not because of the CPR number anyway.
Unhappy people? I believe their was some discussion back in the 60's like the on on/. - but it is by no means an issue today - i believe people see it more as a daily help when you need to identify yourself in order to recieve wellfare, healt treatment etc. In Denmark we pay huge taxes, in return all have access to healtinsurance, libraries, schools, universities etc. The CPR number is your id to get that - as well as paying yout tax:-)
Mikkel, Copenhagen
Freedom of speech should count for everyone equally anyway.
Not if you signed a NDA - then you gave up your right to tell about matters that concern Apple
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It says a lot that you think Europe is the same from scandinavia in the north to the mediteranian in south or eastern europe would be identical western parts of europe. Like i guess not all of USA is like California (the only place i have been). Europe has very different cultures, different work ethics, different social security. Its like comparing handgranates and horseshoes. Try travel a bit - there are lots of places in europe that you wouldnt find identical to Italy on a cultural or social level. mikkelfunck, Denmark
I how a problem understanding how it is to distrust your government like that. Not that i agree with everything my government do, but isn't something wrong if your have that little faith in the people that governs your country? That you automatically believe the worst about your own?
Im not telling you off - just wondering...
I live in Denmark and we do have a national identity. Everyone has a CPR number (a person number) and everyone has a healtinsurance card that specifies where you live, municipal, what physician you have etc. The CPR number is a unique number and was first introduced in 1968 and is issued at birth or if you move to Denmark. The CPR is your ID number to all public services, tax, health services, banks and so forth - without it, you cant do much.
/. - but it is by no means an issue today - i believe people see it more as a daily help when you need to identify yourself in order to recieve wellfare, healt treatment etc. In Denmark we pay huge taxes, in return all have access to healtinsurance, libraries, schools, universities etc. The CPR number is your id to get that - as well as paying yout tax :-)
Mikkel, Copenhagen
But that is not a bad thing at all. You can walk in at every public office, townhall, tax office - anything that offers a public service of some form - and you are immediately identified and have access to healttreatment at your physician, at the taxoffice they have (almost) all of your info, so you dont have know it all.
Government misuse? Not to my knowledge. Its illegal in Denmark for any public or private institution to crossreference databases that holds person sensitive or person private information, which prevents any kind of single point of entry to persons data.
Identity fraud? Not really - not because of the CPR number anyway.
Unhappy people? I believe their was some discussion back in the 60's like the on on
Freedom of speech should count for everyone equally anyway.
Not if you signed a NDA - then you gave up your right to tell about matters that concern Apple