Here’s a bit of bad news for those who actually enjoy receiving Nokia’s regular tips via SMS: Reuters reports that the Australian Communications and Media Authority has slapped the Finnish company a hefty A$55,000 ($58,000) fine, with the reason being that there was no way to unsubscribe from said messages. This kind of flaw sure is a surprise at this day and age, but Nokia’s already taken action by simply axing this spammy service entirely in Australia, while at the same time ” ramping it down elsewhere” just to be safe, according to Reuters . If Pope Benedict is still going about his texting business over there, we sure hope he won’t be next on the Aussie naughty list.

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Nokia penalised for texting tips to Aussie users, regrets not adding unsubscribe option