Thread: Is Caller ID an invasion of our privacy?

Is Caller ID an invasion of our privacy?

Why should we have to reveal our identity when calling someone?

You can block your number from showing up on Caller ID.

No! Don't call my house, if you don't want me to know who you are.

I'll tell you what the real invasion is. People calling me that I never gave my phone number to! That's intrusive and rude. I will stop using my Caller ID when unsolicited callers, quit calling me.

Dixie

My policy: NO ID - NO ANSWER!

National Do Not Call Registry

https://www.donotcall.gov/

Originally Posted by gofer

You can block your number from showing up on Caller ID.

Yes, but then you can't call a person with Caller ID. Doesn't that limit your freedom?

Originally Posted by gofer

My policy: NO ID - NO ANSWER!

same here. If you don't want me to know who is calling then I don't need to talk to you.

Originally Posted by harleycritter

Originally Posted by gofer

My policy: NO ID - NO ANSWER!

same here. If you don't want me to know who is calling then I don't need to talk to you.

OK, I see what you're saying, but consider the issue from the callers point of view. If you are calling somebody, why should you have to give up your private information just to use your own telephone? Why do you have to "show your papers" just to make a phone call?

like wise why should I be bothered by some one who does not want me to know who they are.... remember you are calling me it would be my choice. I don't see where that would be a problem unless you are into making obscene phone calls.

Sure you can block your number, but if people also have privacy manager, then you have the opportunity to state who you are and if they want to speak with you they just press 1......

A phone is for the convenience and use of the party who holds that number, its not for public consumption, 99% of people communicate with those they chose too, not the telemarketing divisions, from whom the whole concept of caller id took off. An unknown caller is intruding on my privacy and phone. Not the other way around. Most of us already know the numbers of the people we talk with or want to talk with.

I agree with all here, if I can't find out who you are, then I would make a good bet, I don't want to talk with you.

I just love those DO-NOT CALL Lists, myself.

I know where you are going with this question and NO AGAIN to REAL ID! :P Caller ID is privacy........REALID is intrusion.