SMS opens public toilets in Finland

By at 9:21 am Monday, Feb 4

To unlock the door of one of the roadside toilets along Finland's freeway system, you'll now have to send it a text message with your mobile phone.
The toilets have been secured, and a sign outside explains that the user just sends the word "open" (in Finish) to a short code and the door will be unlocked remotely. The company managing the service will keep a short term record of all users phone numbers, simply so that if the toilet is then damaged by criminals, they can be traced by the police.
Link (Via SMS Text News) (Thanks, Ryan Johnson!)

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