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- From: bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg)
- Subject: Re: New Supra Chipset:Caller ID:Condoms
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.213404.2247@sth.frontec.se>
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- Date: 6 Nov 92 21:34:04 GMT
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- kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Jason Balicki (KodaK)) writes:
- > I'm simply a person who wants to keep my
- > phone number private. Ya know, like the old days when people answered
- > phones.
-
- Do you always enter a fake number when the BBS prompts you for it?
- If not, why don't have the BBS know your number automatically?
-
- > I did not wish to start a flame war with this.
-
- No one has. Hopefully no one will either.
-
- > I just am advocating the use of an alternitive. In the case of BBS's
- > offer call back.
-
- In some (all?) cases this lays extra expenses on the BBS, which is not
- desired. Running a BBS is expensive enough as it is.
-
- However, this makes me even more confused. If you positively *will* give
- out your phone number in order to have the BBS call you back, what's the
- problem with having the modem do it for you?
-
- > Does your right to privacy end when you knock on my door?
-
- No, but my right to know who you are starts when you start using my hard-
- earned computer equipment for your personal entertainment.
- Don't you think that's quite fair?
-
- > When you enter my house do I have a right to look through your wallet?
- > Do I instantly have to know your address?
-
- If a stranger comes knocking on my door I sure as hell ask at least who
- he is! Don't you?
-
- > Yes, there are some cases when knowing these
- > things could come in handy (when the JW's visit, axe murderers and the
- > like) but those cases are rare.
-
- So? Do you let people into your house without even knowing who they are,
- if you're just sure they're not axe murderers?
-
- > Likewise, when someone calls you (or your board) most likely they are
- > NOT out to destroy you.
-
- The interest in the identity of the user is not only for protection. As
- I said before, I'd to know who's occupying my computer!
-
- > I think it's just one big power trip. "I have
- > caller ID so I know *YOUR* number."
-
- "You've told me your number so I know it."
-
- If you didn't, I'd kick you out of my computer. So what's the difference?
-
- > The "company" has always had to have instant
- > access to your phone number, they need it for the switching,
-
- Yup, the hard part is to distribute it to the phone that's supposed to
- answer and to get the phone to understand it. That's what's new about it.
-
- > I don't see the purpose of caller ID. I'm sorry, I don't. It doesn't
- > offer any real useful service (to me).
-
- As a user, no. On the other hand, I'm pretty convinced you can ask your
- local telco to switch it off for you.
- I wouldn't let you into my computer without it, though...
-
- -- Bjorn
-
- /// Bjorn Stenberg, Stockholm, Sweden bjst@sth.frontec.se
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