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Article: CALLER ID PUTS PRIVACY ON THE LINE
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
- Article date:
- September 10, 1995
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KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
09-10-1995
CALLER ID PUTS PRIVACY ON THE LINE
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Date: 09-10-1995, Sunday
Section: LIFESTYLE
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
I need to post a sign above my telephone. It will say, in very
large letters: "Caller ID, Caller ID, Caller ID."
You see, I keep forgetting about the 300,000 folks out there who
have equipped their homes with this fiber-optic moat.
That means I've failed to absorb a central fact of modern
telephonic communication: There is no such thing as an anonymous call.
Call the video store to ask if a certain title is in stock ... and
they may know who you are. Respond to a help-wanted ad ... and they may
know who ...