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- From: richard@cbmozq.adsp.sub.org (Richard Carde Australia)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: New Supra Chipset:Caller ID:Condoms
- Message-ID: <159@cbmozq.adsp.sub.org>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 04:43:01 GMT
- References: <rkushner.4srv@sycom.mi.org> <Bx63p4.F9r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <1992Nov4.175927.18434@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com> <Bx7rqx.M9z@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Reply-To: richard@cbmozq.adsp.sub.org (Richard Carde Australia)
- Organization: CBM Australia - Developer Access Queensland
- Lines: 32
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- >I didn't say I didn't trust the sysop. I merely stated that caller ID
- >is an invasion of privicy. As a matter of fact, the private bbs isn't
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- The only reason that you would not want the other end to know
- who is calling them is probably because you are placing a prank call or
- doing something dishonest.
-
- I dont see it as an invasion of privacy, but it is open for abuse by
- marteking types. It's like the FAX machines that allow you to scan
- a document and send it to MANY numbers, but it stops after a while.
-
- >what I'm concerned about (mostly). It's the online services -- Genie, Portal,
- >Compuserve etc. So some other company needs the names of Amiga owners
- >for a phone ad campaign. Well, x-service has caller ID, let's ask them!
-
- This would be the only problem... but I doubt it would be wide spread.
- (You can turn it off anyway...)
-
- >Also, suppose you have a dial-in line for a business computer that also
- >allows that business computer to dial out. You call somewhere and your
- >number gets out, not a necessarily terrible thing, but it has bad
- >potential.
- >
- >--Jason Balicki
- >kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
-
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