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- From: msaletni@jade.tufts.edu (Michael J. Saletnik)
- Newsgroups: comp.privacy,alt.privacy
- Subject: Re: Op-ed piece on telephone Caller ID
- Message-ID: <MSALETNI.93Jan28125313@jade.tufts.edu>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 17:48:18 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: edp@math.zk3.dec.com's message of 28 Jan 93 15:57:02 GMT
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- <nates@ll.mit.edu>
- just what is Caller ID going to do for you? the phone rings. the display
- shows a number you've never seen before. are you going to answer it?
-
- <edp@math.zk3.dec.com>
- No, my answering machine answers it.
-
-
- And what if that was one of your friends calling, they're at a
- restaurant or bar or just at a pay phone, they wanted to catch you to
- join them, but "you're not home, so bye!" ?
-
- Or even worse, if the moment they hear the answering machine they
- assume you're not home, and just hang up since the message is only
- relevant if you can speak immediately?
-
- Where do you draw the line between privacy and isolationism?
- Personally, if I had to reach you for some reason, and had to
- constantly deal with your machine, I would give up, be it my loss or
- yours.
-
- Michael
- --
- Michael J. Saletnik, Tufts University E'91 G'93
- michael@binkley.ext.tufts.edu msaletni@pearl.tufts.edu
- TA & Manager of Computer Resources, Dept. of Civil Engineering
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