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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Caller ID problems
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.055559.15582@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 91 05:55:59 GMT
References: <13945@helios.TAMU.EDU> <1991Apr2.073825.7152@milton.u.washington.edu> <bw_gmhc@rpi.edu>
Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Wash., Seattle
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The issue with Caller ID is not anonymity, but confidentiality.  I don't
mind another person knowing that it's me calling.  I do mind an institution
grabbing up my telephone number and crosschecking it with ever other list
it has on which my telephone number appears.  Aside from the obvious fact
that there will be grevious errors, building dossiers is not generally
approved of in democratic societies (except maybe online).

Bob Jacobson
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