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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: alt.privacy,comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Telephone Caller ID's
Message-ID: <1991Apr3.063109.10853@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 3 Apr 91 06:31:09 GMT
References: <1991Mar29.154847.16915@engin.umich.edu> <1991Mar29.201740.24251@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1991Apr03.002723.19571@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
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In article <1991Apr03.002723.19571@ddsw1.MCS.COM> whos@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Ben Feen) writes:
>This has been beaten into the ground, but...
>
>Why would you call someone from your home phone if you wanted to remain
>anonymous?
>
>-- 
>whos@ddsw1.MCS.COM | I don't know, who's at DDSW1? | whos@ddsw1.MCS.COM!
>I asked YOU who's at DDSW1! Ok, there's a guy at DDSW1, right? | Right!
>Who? | Exactly! | What? | No, he's at lll-winken. | Where? | No, What! |  I
>don't know! | He's at gargoyle. | Who? | No, he's at DDSW1.MCS.COM!


Not anonymous, Guy, just not identified by telephone number.  If someone
has your name and address because - and phone number - because you decide
to give it to them, that's one thing.  If they take these things without
your consent, that's another.  Get it?

Bob Jacobson
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