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1996-07-13 - Re: Can’t block caller ID in Massachusetts?

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From: “Bruce M.” <bkmarsh@feist.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960713082927.14968A-100000@wichita.fn.net>
Reply To: <Pine.SV4.3.91.960712191424.22163H-100000@larry.infi.net>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-13 17:21:32 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 01:21:32 +0800

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From: "Bruce M." <bkmarsh@feist.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 01:21:32 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Can't block caller ID in Massachusetts?
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SV4.3.91.960712191424.22163H-100000@larry.infi.net>
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On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Alan Horowitz wrote:

> > Caller ID isn't for people, it's for businesses who want to
> > track callers.  They're willing to pay for that service, enough
> 
>    Privacy isn't for parasites. It's for people who are willing to pay for
>    their own phone calls. 

    That is interesting as I don't recall ever being offered a choice of 
toll free or being billed when I dial an 800 number (sometimes the only 
number offered for a company).

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                      [ Bruce M. - Feist Systems, Inc. ]
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     "Official estimates show that more than 120 countries have or are 
      developing [information warfare] capabilities." -GAO/AIMD-96-84

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