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- From: Terry.Parks@launchpad.unc.edu (Terry Parks)
- Newsgroups: alt.privacy
- Subject: Re: Random phone number harassment
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.030800.27303@samba.oit.unc.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 03:08:00 GMT
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- >>Sure, when are the anti-privacy folks going to let me purchase Caller-ID.
-
- >When the phone company offers it with block-blocking, the ability for
- >callers to stop their numbers from being transmitted and the ability
- >of callees to refuse calls without transmitted numbers.
-
- If you don't want someone to have your phone number then simply
- don't call them.
-
- >The phone company apparently doesn't want to offer this because it
- >would make it harder for Radio Shack (for example) to quietly collect
- >phone numbers.
-
- If you don't want Radio Shack to have your phone number, choose not to
- call them. If you don't want Radio Shack to see who you are, don't visit
- their stores. If you don't want Radio Shack to note your tag, don't
- drive to their parking lot. That is, choose to be private and you'll
- maintain your privacy, regardless of Caller-ID.
-
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