Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!wuarchive!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: buster!rli@uunet.uu.net (Buster Irby) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Caller ID Privacy Question Message-ID: Date: 30 Aug 89 02:51:10 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix, Stafford, Tx Lines: 21 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 333, message 2 of 11 ficc!peter@uunet.uu.net writes: >I want to be able to call them back. I don't see why you would even want to >have the service if you can't see the number of the phone that's calling >you. What would be the point? The point here is that *you* are not entitled to my unlisted phone number just because I placed a call to an identifying device which you happened to be standing next to. However, if I am making harrassing calls, the receipient of the call should be able to identify me to the phone company, ala the code names/numbers. I do not see any reason why the Caller ID device cannot provide the required calling party id without finding it necessary to divulge an unlisted phone number. Buster Irby rli@buster [Moderator's Note: However, some of us feel that we have the right to know the identity of the caller -- not necessarily recognize the caller -- just know the identity of the person ringing our bell. We feel you don't have the right to know our number and be able to ring it at will while at the same time witholding your own, preventing us from calling you. PT]