[burnerzzzzz]

HN is being affected by the American love of conspiracy once more. In reality:

Danes trust their state - for good reason. But this is obviously taking it too far.

Its not that Peter Hummelgaard is trying to create a spy state. He just doesn’t understand tech.

Simple as that.

[BSDobelix]

>Danes trust their state - for good reason

>>Nordic Waste is owned by the family of Torben Østergaard-Nielsen, reported to be the sixth richest person in Denmark. Last week, the Danish Ministry of the Environment issued an injunction against Nordic waste, and yesterday (22 January 2024) the company was declared bankrupt. The company has declared that this ends Nordic Waste’s liabilities.

https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/nordic-waste-1

Blind trust always gets betrayed, and all the Scandinavian countries have closed their eyes for too long; I want Olof Palme back.

>Its not that Peter Hummelgaard is trying to create a spy state. He just doesn’t understand tech.

Oh nooo that poor little guy, cant even think 5 minutes into the future, he's 42 not 80.

[ghusto]

It sounds like they're like the Dutch. The government is trusted because they've been shown to be trustworthy, but they are always accountable. If something dodgy happens, people are quick to point it out and demand action.

So it's not blind trust. I understand why Americans are so mistrusting of their government, it's because they are untrustworthy. The mistake is thinking everywhere in the world is like that.

[burnerzzzzz]

Nordic Waste and Olof Palme seem like quite random unrelated references. Sweden and Denmark are different countries btw.

The public debate in Denmark clearly shows that it’s difficult for non technical people to understand the limits of tech. Regardless of age.

[codingbot3000]

Olof Palme? The socialist who squeezed tax payers out like lemons, and a bit more?

[Argonaut998]

If you are so sure about that why wouldn’t they make it a domestic law instead of an EU wide law? I’m not American nor Danish and I certainly do not trust my government. Kind of naive - no one should trust their government in this day and age.

It’s also convenient that Denmark is essentially the US’ eyes and ears in Europe, who even spied on other nations for them.

[burnerzzzzz]

Having a largely non corrupt government that enjoys the trust of the general population yields benefits on all levels of society. Its a big part of the reason these countries are the happiest and healthiest.