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- From: kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
- Subject: Re: Anti-privacy is Anti-Caller ID)
- Message-ID: <C1Lnww.5uy@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <1993Jan22.191703.26799@cs.ucla.edu> <1993Jan26.004754.29190@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1993Jan26.151341.2329@ll.mit.edu> <1993Jan27.020954.784@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 05:14:56 GMT
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- Misc. Comments:
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- 1) The value of just a phone number to a telemarketer is almost nil.
- The value of a phone number combined with information about you is
- high. The great thing about Caller-ID from (say) Radio Shack's point
- of view is that it would allow them to target their flyers to more
- likely customers. (Just as they do now with their in-store mailing
- list).
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- 2) I don't have to give my phone number to enter a store, why should I
- have to give my phone number to call one?
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- 3) Does anyone (except the phone company and "Radio Shack") oppose
- call blocking?
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- - Carl
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- Carl Kadie -- I do not represent any organization; this is just me.
- = kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =
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