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>>>>> Kurt Swanson <ksw@dna.lth.se>:

> Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no> writes:
>>>>>>> Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>:

>>> Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:
>>>> Need every BBDB user prove his need, then?

>>> Normal use of BBDB might very well be illegal in Denmark.

>> It might in Norway too.

>> But I doubt it will ever by prosecuted.

> I'm sure it will be, though not in the BBDB case. 

Well, that was the case I meant.

> Many European counties, including all of the EU, have strict laws
> governing such things.  But these laws, despite their wording, have
> never been meant to be applied to individuals and for "good" uses.
> The idea is to write a law general enough to catch the "bad" guys
> (neo-Nazis making lists of all Jews in the country, companies
> selling secret information about induhviduals for purposes of sneaky
> advertising).

The main purpose of the Norwegian law, is the privacy issue and
protection of the individual.  The law makes it harder (though not
impossible) for insurance companies, credit card companies and banks
to collate information on individuals.