Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rutgers!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Caller ID Saves A Life! Message-ID: Date: 16 Oct 89 06:33:03 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: Green Hills and Cows Lines: 32 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 454, message 2 of 9 In article , telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) writes: > He noted that prior to the installation of Caller ID, there had been > several objections to the service; 'violation of privacy' being the > major complaint. Some people apparently felt they had the 'right' to > talk to the police anonymously, and that this 'right' superceded the > rights of the police and fire departments to administer their duties > effeciently and effectively. This, of course, is a bogus argument of the first order. From the San Jose Pac*Bell telephone directory under the heading "911" (and I'm sure included in every directory issued from Pac*Bell): "Notice! _Dialing 9-1-1 and Your Privacy_ When reporting an emergency by dialing 9-1-1, your number (including non-published number) and address may be automatically displayed on a viewing screen. This information enables the emergency agency to quickly locate you if the call is interrupted. If you do not wish to have your telephone number and address displayed, use the appropriate 7-digit emergency number." Very simply, if you want to remain anonymous, don't dial 9-1-1. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@zygot.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !