> but you can absolutely go into a pharmacy and buy someone’s prescription medicine with just their CPR number
You for sure can't do this in Sweden. I very much doubt Denmark has gone total nutjob on this part, but if you have some proof they do please present it.
> If the CPR number was truly made public information,
In Sweden I can just call up the tax office and ask for the person number of anyone. A colleague was as confused about this as you are and he ended up intending to "prove me wrong" by doing it. They gave him my person number. Which of course they did. That's what it's for.
You for sure can't do this in Sweden. I very much doubt Denmark has gone total nutjob on this part, but if you have some proof they do please present it.
> If the CPR number was truly made public information,
In Sweden I can just call up the tax office and ask for the person number of anyone. A colleague was as confused about this as you are and he ended up intending to "prove me wrong" by doing it. They gave him my person number. Which of course they did. That's what it's for.