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From: aahz@netcom.COM (Aahzmandius)
Newsgroups: alt.privacy,comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Telephone Caller ID's
Message-ID: <1991Apr1.035451.25308@netcom.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 91 03:54:51 GMT
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In article <1991Mar29.154847.16915@engin.umich.edu> chymes@uri.csmil.umich.edu (Charles Hymes) writes:
>
>For privacy reasons I am against this caller ID service, but one
>leagal/commercial point that is largely overlooked is that the phone
>company is allowing your telephone to be used for someone elses
>commercial purposes, without your consent or control. Given that this
>information has commercial worth, I belive that one can argue that
>phone company is depriving the caller of rightful income, and can be
>sued for.

One thing which no one has mentioned so far is the analogy between a
phone call and someone coming up to your door and ringing the bell.
It's easy for you to refuse to answer the door, take their picture and
show it to the police if someone persists in harassing you, etc.
Shouldn't you be able to do the same thing with a phone?
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