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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Caller ID problems
Message-ID: <1991Apr2.073825.7152@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 2 Apr 91 07:38:25 GMT
References: <1991Mar29.220816.8305@ima.isc.com> <1991Mar30.043415.7314@odin.corp.sgi.com> <13945@helios.TAMU.EDU>
Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Wash., Seattle
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In article <13945@helios.TAMU.EDU> byron@archone.tamu.edu (Byron Rakitzis) writes:
>I don't see how anyone can regard Caller ID as an "invasion of privacy". It's
>like saying that a peephole on your front door constitutes an invasion of any
>visitor's privacy because their "right" to knock on your door anonymously has
>been interfered with.


It's an invasion of your privacy when the person behind the peephole
reaches out, grabs your neck, and wrings your wallet from your pocket
long enough to get your name, address, telephone number, and any
associated data.  Get it?

Bob Jacobson
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