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Sweden to send mass text to population on Christmas Covid rules

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:27:25 +0100

Sweden's public health agency is to send out text messages to every mobile phone number in the country hoping to drum home recommendations designed to prevent an explosion of infection over Christmas and the New Year.

Seven in ten Swedish drivers text at the wheel: poll

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:46:30 +0200

Seven out of ten drivers in Sweden have at some point or other read or sent a text message while behind the wheel, according to a new survey.

Sweden to pass text alert law to aid emergencies

Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:42:00 +0200

The Swedish government is set to rush through legislation to enable mobile phone users to receive texts warning about emergency situations after recent trials proved successful.

Sweden's new SMS law ushers drivers to court

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:17:00 +0100

Fifteen drivers have been charged for using their mobile phones after a law change last year that critics said was "ridiculous" because it neither allows nor prohibits phone use while behind the wheel.

WyWallet cancels mobile payment policy

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:06:00 +0200

It has become easier to make SMS payments and charity donations in Sweden as WyWallet has decided to scrap its maligned registration policy introduced in February.

Cop avoids sacking for 'sexting' teen girl

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:30:00 +0200

A Swedish policeman in therapy for compulsive sexual behaviour has escaped with a warning after sending sex-themed text messages to a 17-year-old girl who had been a witness in a case he had investigated.

Charities suffer amid mobile payments muddle

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:40:00 +0100

Swedish charities and NGOs are suffering a downturn in SMS donations, after Sweden's four main mobile network operators introduced mandatory online registration for mobile phone money transfers.

Teacher fined for 'naked shower' texts to student

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:20:00 +0100

A newly licenced teacher who sent sexually suggestive text messages to a 15-year-old Swedish girl during his traineeship has been barred from teaching after being convicted of sexual molestation.

Swedish teen shocked by 'wonky boob' insult

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:23:00 +0100

A 14-year-old girl was told she had “wonky boobs” in an unexpected text message sent by Swedish directory assistance service 118 800.

Swedish women battle mounting debts

Mon, 30 May 2011 17:46:00 +0200

Women are experiencing increasing problems servicing SMS loans and for the first time are defaulting at the same levels as men, according to a new survey from the Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogden).

Doctor visit text reminders violate patient privacy: health board

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:34:00 +0200

Text message reminders for appointments with doctors or dentists may soon be a thing of the past in Sweden.

Teacher to get licence despite 'naked shower' SMS to Swedish teen

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:16:00 +0100

Charges stemming from sexually suggestive text messages sent to a 15-year-old Swedish girl by a teacher-in-training will not likely stop him from receiving his teaching licence.

Swedish bar lets patrons pay via mobile phone

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:22:00 +0100

A bar in Uppsala in eastern Sweden recently launched a new service that lets mobile phone-toting bar patrons leave their wallets at home. But not everyone is toasting this new taproom technology, contributor Oliver Gee discovers.

Swedes break text messaging record

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:36:00 +0100

Champagne glass in one hand and a cell phone in the other. This year New Year's Eve broke all previous records in number of text and photo messages sent.

Swedes send four million fewer festive text messages

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:09:00 +0100

Christmas Eve is no holiday for telephone operators. Over the past years the record-high Christmas telephone and text messaging traffic are beaten only by New Year’s Eve.

Swede charged for texting while driving

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:57:00 +0200

A Swedish man is likely the first in the country to be charged for reckless driving in connection with text messaging while driving.

Church of Sweden warns of SMS opt-out service

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:50:00 +0200

The Church of Sweden has reacted angrily to a company offering a fast-track SMS service for those wishing to resign their membership.

Swedish SMS text championships kick off

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0200

Sweden's nimble-fingered youth gather in Borlänge in central Sweden on Thursday to kick start the heats for the national SMS text-message championships, which culminates in a Stockholm final on August 14th.

SMS loan defaults at record high: report

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:54:00 +0100

The Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogden) received notice of 46,000 unpaid text message loans in 2009, an increase of 30 percent on 2008.

Police rescue green-eyed lover caught up in tree house drama

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:18:00 +0100

A jealous wife became stuck in her son’s tree house hideaway after running off with her husband’s mobile to secretly check his text messages, newspaper Kvällsposten reports. The phone came in handy when she was forced to call police to aid her escape.