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- From: bobd@marune.acs.ohio-state.edu (Bob DeBula)
- Subject: Re: CPSR & Caller ID?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.191910.23097@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 19:19:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec17.001447.11166@uswmrg.mrg.uswest.com.mrg.uswest.com> chris@engineer.mrg.uswest.com (Chris Fedde) writes:
- >
- >Mr Francis' point is well taken; my phone ringing is an invason of
- >MY privacy. The question is "who's privacy is invaded by providing the
- >caller id to the called party?" There are three interested agencies
- >(parties) involved in a telephone call; the caller, the called and the
- >network.
- >
- >The network's interests are simple. Provide accurate, high quality
- >service to the caller. The network is not interested in the called
- >party since they don't pay the bill. That's not to say that the called
- >can't be a caller at some other time, but for this transaction the
- >caller foots the bill. It is apparent that the network's privacy is not
- >invaded by providing the caller ID.
- >
-
- I don't mean to pick on Chris' post, it was just where I happened
- to pick up this thread today. On to thread related commentary:
-
- As the purchaser of a privacy enhancing phone service option
- (we have an unlisted number), I will be very peeved if I start
- receiving sales calls because some marketing slime starts
- selling my number as part of a "likely purchasers" list generated
- from caller ID. A big part of the reason we got an unlisted number
- was to prevent sales calls (they sometimes still happen due to
- organizations or computered phone ads just running the gamit of
- all possible phone numbers in a certain area).
-
- At the very least, folks who pay for the service of having their
- phone number unlisted should have their privacy guaranteed.
-
- I'd like to see the burden the other way about though. No caller ID
- *unless* the caller specifies that it is OK with them (or even just
- provide some mechanism for the average phone customer to request that they
- not be IDed). I think caller ID has the potential to be a resource
- wasting nuisance on par with gratuitous junk mail. What is the
- huge societal benefit to be accrued from caller ID anyway (other
- than making the Ferengi style marketeers happy that is)?
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- Disclaimer: These are my views, not the U's
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- "If it's in the paper it must be true!" --- D. Doright
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