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From: lee@chsun1.uchicago.edu (dwight lee)
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Subject: Caller-ID Update (Pennsylva
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Date: 17 Jul 90 07:26:09 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 497, Message 6 of 10


In a 17 July 1990 edition of Neil Chayet's "Looking at the Law" radio
feature which I heard on WBBM-AM (780) Chicago IL, Caller-ID in
Pennsylvania was discussed.

Apparently Caller-ID has been deemed illegal in PA since it violates a
state law against wiretap devices (unless court-ordered).  It was also
deemed an invasion of privacy.  The telco argued that Caller-ID lets
the called party protect privacy, but the court (state supreme, if I
recall correctly) rules that the caller's right to privacy (ie,
unlisted telephone numbers, etc) must be taken into consideration as
well.

I wonder if this will set a precedent for other states.  Unfortunately
my net access has been rather sporadic so I've not been able to keep
track of this area.


Dwight A Lee / 416 Annie Glidden Rd #B6 / DeKalb IL 60115 / 815-758-1389
lee@chsun.uchicago.edu / I speak only for myself.