Albeit, you have a dedicated quota of searches – and the one you search for also gets a message that you search for him/her. So in effect, I'd suspect very few uses this to get the sense of your colleague 's pay. Rather, I'd guess its mostly used by journalists and the most curious to poke into public officials, rich people or simply celebrities.

People always like to mention the nordic countries but how many people have been there? I was an exchange student in sweden in high school. It was very far from ideal, although the country was gorgeous and the people were extraordinarily friendly and helpful.