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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by konschubert on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @08:39AM (#26398620)
Of course they have a way to identify you and prevent you from signing up again under another name.

How else are they going to block you?

But just because they have your BankID it doesn't mean that they have your account balance or other banking data, if that's what you're referring to.

Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by Grustaf on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:21AM (#26398994)
Stealing is still a crime, so there is no need to have direct access to your account. At the very least you would owe the store for what you stole, just like if you're late on an electricity bill. You essentially can't escape that without emigrating.
Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by kalleboo on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @11:21AM (#26400327)
I want to add a note to people who aren't familiar - Sweden has a government debt collector[0]. Unlike the US where I'l told you can mostly dodge private debts and it just becomes a massive nuisance and credit nightmare, in Sweden the government will actually garnish your salary and repossess your stuff for private debts.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Enforcement_Authority

Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by Dma54rhs on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @11:38AM (#26400506)
I believe it's also called court bailiff and is fairly usual thing in the EU.
Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by mytailorisrich on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @01:16PM (#26401692)
> Sweden the government will actually garnish your salary and repossess your stuff for private debts.*

It's called "attachment of earnings" in the UK there is no special agency for that, it's just a court order sent to the debtor employer.

This also exists in most US states, I believe it's often called "wage garnishment" there.

Repossession or seizure of property also exists in the US and the UK (and indeed most countries). Here in the UK there's even a TV show about that, with the cool name of "The Sheriffs are coming"...