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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by capableweb on Sunday January 23, 2022 @03:25AM (#30044560)
In some countries, this is still true, with the addition of even your salary being public information.
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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by mastazi on Sunday January 23, 2022 @04:12AM (#30044751)
I didn't know about the salary, what country is that? I'm curious
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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by kqr on Sunday January 23, 2022 @05:29AM (#30045106)
In Sweden, any document touched by the government is by default open to the public, as an anti-corruption, pro-democracy measure.

Of course, your tax forms are documents touched by the government, in which your declared income is stated.

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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by capableweb on Sunday January 23, 2022 @04:19AM (#30044789)
Norway is one such country (https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-40669239) but I think some others in the Nordics also does the same, not sure exactly which though and Google is not being very helpful this evening.
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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by Aqwis on Sunday January 23, 2022 @06:37AM (#30045443)
It's not exactly true that your salary is public -- what's public is your taxable income, taxable wealth, total estimated tax, birth year and postal code. Various deductions apply to the income which makes it non-straightforward to deduce a person's actual income, and as for taxable wealth the minimums are high enough and deductions are substantial enough (especially if you own a home) that a lot of people with wealth much greater than zero will be listed with a taxable wealth as zero.
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