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From: bryan@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM (Bryan Klopfenstein)
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Subject: Re: Telephone Privacy
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Date: Wed, 4-Nov-87 14:37:13 EST
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Elisa Collins writes:

> So your're selling a service which will allow people to invade the
> privacy of others, AND selling a service which people need to have to
> block such an invasion.

I see no way anyone can make an anonymous phone call to someone who would
recognize their voice, thus the "privacy" of the caller is not changed. If
I am calling someone who does not know me, they will not recognize the number
anyway - thus, the "privacy" lost is meaningless information to the callee.

In addition, my privacy is invaded when someone else calls *me*, not when
I call someone  who will know the number I called from. As someone posted
earlier, I would be glad to be able to screen calls before I answer. This way
I could avoid such inconveniences as answering computer-originated advertising
calls, and other such verbal junk mail.

However, just to clarify (is this correct, Greg?):

	1. If I buy the Calling ID feature, I will know what number called me.
	2. If I buy the blocker, I will prevent others (with Calling ID) from
	      knowing where I called from (useless feature in my opinion).

For a caller without the blocker, the callee still does not know *who* called, 
just the number. If made from a number not yours, the callee still knows
nothing of value to him.

Bryan Klopfenstein