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From: hildum@iris.ucdavis.edu (Eric Hildum)
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Subject: Re: Telephone Privacy
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Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 20:37:06 EDT
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Hello,

I thought I would put in my two cents worth on this subject.  As far
as I am concerned, it is entirely reasonable for me to know who is
calling me in advance - if someone is calling me, then presumably,
they want me to know who they are and what they want.  This system
would allow me to know when people I want to talk to are calling, and
when I should let the answering machine get the call for me (e.g. sales
calls).  

To date, the only people who have not wanted me to know who they are
are the obscene callers who have called me - I am not concerned about
their privacy.

One the calling side, I have never needed to conceal my identity from
the person I am calling - even when I have called the IRS.  I realize
that their are people who feel that they should not be identified to
such organizations; apparently, the identification feature can be
overridden at the calling side (I will, however, not answer such a
call). Apparently, if the identification feature is overridden when
calling 911, the call will not be put through - which is apparently
done to satisfy privacy requirements.  

A note - much of the this has also been discussed in the telcom
discussion, which has included a more extensive description of the
service provided.

Eric Hildum