James Holsenback <nom### [at] nonecom> wrote:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745

  Fortunately, privacy laws in Finland are (still) really strict, so
here there's (still) little to worry about.

  There have been many cases already where privacy-compromising acts or
laws in other countries have caused the Finnish government to start an
investigation on how it could possibly affect Finnish citizens. For
example, at one point the Swedish government wanted to enact a law that
would permit it to monitor people's private emails, and this caused
concern in Finland (because most internet traffic in Finland is routed
through Swedish servers). Likewise when it was discovered that Google
keeps track of people's IPs and search keywords, this likewise caused
concern. More prominently, when Google introduced their street view mode
of many Finnish cities in Google Maps, the Finnish government requested
a report from Google on what kind of measurements they were employing
to ensure that Finnish privacy laws were not compromised. (For instance,
it's illegal in Finland to publish comprehensive lists of photographs of
cars with their license plates visible; privacy laws are that strict
here.)

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