On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:24:58 +1300 Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Caller id may also be > > blocked, barred, unavailable or broken for any particular call. > > No, network operators have unconditional access to your caller ID, > whether you told your telco to disable that to other network customers > or not. This includes essentially all operators, even if you only use > their ISP part. I know this from someone who could prove this a few > years back. He had caller ID disabled with his telco, and rang the > freenet (when it was still running) helpdesk, didn't say his name, and > got greeted with "... how can we help you Mr Xyz". They denied (i.e. > lied about it) this at first, but when pressed, admitted they have all > this info "because we're a network operator". > > If every Tom & Harry network guy has your caller ID, the emergency call > centre has too (unless someone was seriously overpaid when it was set > up). > > Volker IMHO thats the way it should be, there are so many hoax calls, and also many genuine calls where the caller is garbled or panicing, that i believe its ok for them to have caller id details. > > -- > Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in > header > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
