Date: Fri, 09 Dec 94 10:35:39 EST
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From: Computer Privacy Digest Moderator <comp-privacy@uwm.edu>
To: Comp-privacy@uwm.edu
Subject: Computer Privacy Digest V5#071
Computer Privacy Digest Fri, 09 Dec 94 Volume 5 : Issue: 071
Today's Topics: Moderator: Leonard P. Levine
DMV Records
DMV Records (NYS)
Re: DMV Records (NYS)
Re: DC Metro Smart Cards
WWW Profile Registry
Re: 3 hits and you're out? (SSN use)
Re: Dynamic Negotiation in the Privacy Wars
Caller ID and Blocking
Caller ID and Blocking
Caller ID and Blocking
Info on CPD, (unchanged since 11/28/94)
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From: vin@shore.net (Vin McLellan)
Date: 06 Dec 1994 14:12:17 -0500
Subject: DMV Records
There have been questions about agencies and services which offer
access to computerized directories of DMV records. I recently stumbled
across a posting from <Hughes.ameri.com> and subsequently contacted his
firm, the American Information Network,Inc.
At twenty bucks a search, a friend recently spent $60 with AIN to
locate what she hopes is her long-lost father: a vagabond of sorts, a
guy with a common first and last name, who apparently used a phony SS
numbers -- in all, a difficult search. The success of the venture is,
as yet, unconfirmed -- but the ANI staff seemed helpful and
professional.
The scope and depth of their compilation of public records, if as
claimed, is quite impressive. Almost unbelievably so. (I remain
doubtful of any claim to be able to access "criminal records" from all
50 states, but I didn't press the issue.) Talking briefly with AIN
staff, however, I had the impression that many small commercial
ventures may be jumping into this business of remarketing public
records, with the rapidly decreasing cost of of obtaining the data and
the storing it. (CDs?) Although AIN pitches "interactive service," it
means direct access to their BBS, rather than Internet access.
_Vin McLellan
>From ANI's "info" file:
##### ### ### ### The American Information Network Inc.
###### ### #### ###
### ## ### ######## "We put the Public back in Public Records"
######## ### ### ####
### ### ### ### ### 216/456-7771 Modem or 216/499-1140 Voice
We offer the following:
o Criminal Records in ALL 50 States
o Driving Records in ALL 50 States - Interactive Service -
o Credit Records in ALL 50 States - Interactive Service -
o License Plate searches in 49 States
o Motor Vehicle Reports in ALL 50 States
o Property Records in ALL 50 States
o National Social Security Locators - Interactive Service -
o National Address Locators
o Name Scans by City or State or Nationwide - Interactive Service -
o National Social Security Death Index
o National Phone Number Identifier - Interactive Service -
o National Workers Compensation Records
o Nationwide Business Credit Reports
o Statewide Corporate Records in ALL 50 States
o Worldwide Business Background Reports
o Business Background reports for ALL 50 States
o Plus Many more reports available Online.
As the above list suggests, we have a wide range of services to
offer the professional and/or the casual user. Give our Online
System a call for more information on the above listings.
We also provide " Interactive Service ". This means that you can
have your information in hand, within 3 minutes of your request.
For instance, if you order a Social Locator Report, upto three
minutes from when you entered the SS# into the computer you will
have a list of current and previous addresses from around the
country, including the holders name, that have been reported as
belonging to that SS#.
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From: dannyb@panix.com (danny burstein)
Date: 06 Dec 1994 17:48:36 -0500
Subject: DMV Records (NYS)
Organization: mostly unorganized
since lots of people have trouble believing that DMV records really are
(in almost all states) completely public, I've placed my own DMV file
in my finger-plan.
It shows you what a dial-up account to NYS's DMV service will get you
if you look me up.
This is a -public subscription- account, and anyone can purchase into
it.
(note: If you'd like me to check your NYS license - always a good idea
every so oftne just like with any computer file, drop me a msg and I'll
explain the procedure), drop me a note.
to get the info: finger dannyb@panix.com
--
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
dannyb@panix.com (or dburstein@mcimail.com)
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From: "Prof. L. P. Levine" <levine@blatz.cs.uwm.edu>
Date: 07 Dec 1994 08:58:43 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: DMV Records (NYS)
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
[I did the finger suggested in the previous posting, it is 600+ lines
long. A part of it looks like this:]
Login name: dannyb In real life: danny burstein
Directory: /net/u/7/d/dannyb Shell: /usr/local/bin/psh
Last login Wed Dec 7 04:21 on ttypa from ts2.nyc.access.n
Plan:
"given the current knowledge of physics and other sciences, we're
pretty sure that the sun will rise tomorrow in the East. However,
it's not so obvious that it will be shining...."
"the moon looks pretty bright tonight, doesn't it?"
dannyb@panix.com dburstein@mcimail.com
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Numerous folk asked me what sort of info is obtanable from the NYS-DMV
computer search system. Accordingly, please find below the records you
get in a typical example, namely my own.
I've x'd out some of the material, although obviously anyone who wants to
take the time can get it themselves...
A reminder that this is a PUBLIC database. I could, for example, look up
Al D'Amato or Al Sharpton...
If you need something looked up, feel free to drop me email.
sidenote: In almost all states (Calif. is the major exception) this info
is public. About two dozen have public computer lookup ability. Last I
checked NJ and Ct. were still in the paper and stone age.
:part 1 - entering the name in the licensed driver field
[ A ][ ] BALANCE: 25.43
- ENTER SEARCH ARGUMENTS BELOW -
** LICENSED DRIVER FILE SEARCH **
MOTORIST IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
**** OR ****
NAME: burstein,daniel DATE OF BIRTH: SEX:
*****************************************************************
** VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PLATE FILE SEARCH **
PLATE NUMBER: TYPE:
**** OR ****
NAME: DATE OF BIRTH: SEX:
******************************************************************
** VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FILE SEARCH **
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: YEAR: MAKE:
******************************************************************
TO SIGN OFF OF YOUR ACCOUNT, PLEASE ENTER AN 'X' HERE: _
FOR PASSWORD MODIFICATION TRANSACTION PLEASE ENTER AN 'X' HERE: _
:and this iw what you get back:
[ A ][ ] BALANCE: 21.43
*** MULTIPLE RECORDS FIT YOUR SEARCH ARGUMENT(S). ***
YOUR SEARCH ARGUMENT WAS BURSTEIN,DANIEL
RECORD 1 BURSTEIN,DANIEL DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx D SEX MALE
SCOTTSVILLE NY 14546
RECORD 2 BURSTEIN,DAN DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
NEW YORK NY 10002
RECORD 3 BURSTEIN,DANIEL DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxN SEX MALE
JACKSON HGTS NY 11372
RECORD 4 BURSTYN,DANIEL DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
LONG BEACH NY 99999
RECORD 5 BURSTEIN,DANIEL DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
NEW YORK NY 10010
*** MULTIPLE RECORDS FIT YOUR SEARCH ARGUMENT(S). ***
YOUR SEARCH ARGUMENT WAS BURSTEIN,DANIEL
RECORD 1 BURSTYN,DANIEL,M DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
E AURORA NY 14052
RECORD 2 BURSTEIN,DANIEL,M DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
DOUGLASTON NY 11362
*RECORD 3 BURSTEIN,DANIEL,N DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
* 5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
* NEW YORK NY 10027
RECORD 4 BURSTON,DANIEL,R DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
TORONTO ON 99999
RECORD 5 BURSTYN,DANIEL,S DATE OF BIRTH xx/yy/zz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx SEX MALE
LONG BCH NY 11561
( * this is my entry)
TODAY'S DATE: 10/29/1994 TIME: 21:54:09
*RECORD EXPANSION FOR: BURSTEIN,DANIEL,N
MI #: Bxxxxx yyyyy 531174-56 CLIENT ID#: xxxxxxxx
BURSTEIN,DANIEL,N DOB: xx/yy/19zz SEX: M
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx HEIGHT: x-y EYE COLOR: BROWN
NEW YORK NY 10027 COUNTY: NEWY
LICENSE CLASS: *E* STATUS: VALID EXPIRATION:xx/yy/zz
>> In the next series I entered the license plate number
*** ENTER NEXT FUNCTION CODE MENU ***
[ A ][ ] BALANCE: 17.43
- ENTER SEARCH ARGUMENTS BELOW -
** LICENSED DRIVER FILE SEARCH **
MOTORIST IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
**** OR ****
NAME: DATE OF BIRTH: SEX:
**********************************************************
** VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PLATE FILE SEARCH **
PLATE NUMBER: ecnalbma TYPE:
**** OR ****
NAME: DATE OF BIRTH: SEX:
************************************************************
** VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FILE SEARCH **
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: YEAR: MAKE:
***********************************************************
TO SIGN OFF OF YOUR ACCOUNT, PLEASE ENTER AN 'X' HERE: _
FOR PASSWORD MODIFICATION TRANSACTION PLEASE ENTER AN 'X' HERE: _
[ A ][ ] BALANCE: 13.43
*** REGISTRATION RECORD EXPANSION *** TODAY'S DATE IS 10/29/94
PLATE: ECNALBMA TYPE: SPEC PASS REGISTRANT INFORMATION:
VIN#: 1P4GH4038JX227854 BURSTEIN,DANIEL DOB: xx/yy/zz
88 PLYMO RED SUBN WEIGHT:003249 SEX: M
FUEL: GAS CYL: 06 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx COUNTY: NEWY
EXPIRES: 12/04/95 VALID: 12/23/93 NEW YORK NY ZIP: 10027
INS: 328 - STATE FARM MUT AUTO CO MI#: Bxxxxx yyyyyy zzzzzz
----- PREVIOUS VEHICLES/PLATES/INSURANCE INFO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECORD ----
INSURANCE TERMINATED EFFECTIVE 09/12/93
FILED BY STATE FARM MUT AUTO CO ON 10/04/93
FILING RESCINDED
INSURANCE TERMINATED EFFECTIVE 12/12/92
FILED BY U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON 12/23/92
INSURANCE TERMINATED EFFECTIVE 07/27/92
FILED BY U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON 08/06/92
FILING RESCINDED
*** ENTER NEXT FUNCTION CODE NEXT *** ( RECORD CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE )
[ A ][ ]
----- PREVIOUS VEHICLES/PLATES/INSURANCE INFO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECORD ----
INSURANCE TERMINATED EFFECTIVE 12/17/90
FILED BY U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON 01/03/91
FILING RESCINDED
88 PLYMO RED SUBN WEIGHT:003249 FUEL: GAS CYL 06 VIN# 1P4GH4038JX227854
EXPIRES: 12/04/95 VALID: 12/23/93 INS: 328 - STATE FARM MUT AUTO CO
INS: 328 - STATE FARM MUT AUTO CO ON FILE AS OF 07/06/92
PREVIOUS PLATE: 8KH933 TYPE: PASSENGER PLATES REPLACED ON: 07/06/92
INS: 357 - U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON FILE AS OF 05/07/92
INS: 357 - U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON FILE AS OF 05/07/92
INS: 357 - U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON FILE AS OF 11/20/91
INS: 357 - U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON FILE AS OF 04/30/91
*** ENTER NEXT FUNCTION CODE NEXT *** ( RECORD CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE )
[ A ][ ]
----- PREVIOUS VEHICLES/PLATES/INSURANCE INFO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECORD ----
INS: 357 - U.S. FIDELITY & GUAR CO ON FILE AS OF 12/05/89
--------------------------- REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES --------------------------
REG SUSPENDED ON: 12/13/93 FOR 000 DAYS - REASON: INS. NOT IN EFFECT
COMPLIANCE DATE: 12/04/93 RESCINDED ON: 12/13/93
[the document continues with a pager FAQ. Privacy readers might find
interesting information in the above.]
--
Leonard P. Levine e-mail levine@cs.uwm.edu
Professor, Computer Science Office 1-414-229-5170
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fax 1-414-229-6958
Box 784, Milwaukee, WI 53201
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From: cburian@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Christopher J Burian)
Date: 07 Dec 1994 04:10:25 GMT
Subject: Re: DC Metro Smart Cards
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
mduman@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Michael Duman) writes:
Yes, but, as somone else said before, how would this be of any
benifit? You would still need a turnstyle, or some method of
stopping those without/with a forged/disabled card... Maybe they
should just use armed guards.
Maybe they need smartcards that can signal their location when they're
inside the car, and the computer could match warm bodies to valid
cards. Then a kind, matronly voice announces, "The third gentleman on
the left has not paid for his ride. We can not proceed until he exits
the train." Other passengers would provide adequate motivation to pay
your fair share.
:-)
--
Chris Burian
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From: Jesse Mundis jesse@oes.amdahl.com
Date: 07 Dec 1994 07:42:23 -0600 (CST)
Subject: WWW Profile Registry
The following came from the "net-happenings" mailing list.
Gleason Sackman recently spake thusly:
From owner-net-happenings@is.internic.net Tue Dec 6 01:43:13 1994
Date: 05 Dec 1994 08:08:25 -0600 (CST)
From: Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> Profile Registry (fwd)
To: net-happenings <net-happenings@is.internic.net>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9412050839.J5701-0100000@plains>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-net-happenings@is.internic.net
Precedence: bulk
content-length: 1157
---------- Forwarded message ----------
SENDER: "Geo. A. Jacobs" <gajake@snark.wizard.com>
Subject: WWW> Profile Registry
Date: 02 Dec 1994 15:46:00 -0800
New on the Internet.
A place to post your personal profile.
http://snark.wizard.com/wwpr.html
The one feature that is available on the on-line services, and missing on
the Internet.
Register your personal profile with:
World-Wide Profile Registry (WWPR)
tell the world:
Where to find you (email address)
About your personal interests and hobbies
Where you live (City, State, Country)
A personal quote or favorite saying
Alias that you use on irc
And which channels you hang out in
Your birthdate
Occupation / Where you attend school
Search the WWPR database:
Keyword search to find any of the above that the
registrant chooses to include in the profile.
_____________________________________________________________________
There is NEVER a charge to search the WWPR database.
Profile registration will be FREE to the first 2000 persons entering
their profiles.
Register today, let the world know who you are, what you are.
http://snark.wizard.com/wwpr.html
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From: Paul Robinson <PAUL@tdr.com>
Date: 08 Dec 1994 10:13:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: 3 hits and you're out? (SSN use)
Organization: Tansin A. Darcos & Company, Silver Spring, MD USA
Geoffrey S Knauth, writes: friend was writing software to make
credit checks... told his wife we'd been using my social security
number... she told him he'd better not do three checks on me, or I
wouldn't get any more credit. I was surprised to hear that a
credit check carries with it this sort of penalty.
It's a throttling mechanism. A person who might not pay bills might
apply for lots of credit all at once, or is considered a bad risk
because of the number of credit checks, which might indicate they are
going to apply for more credit than they can service based on their
income.
Also, if such a thing happens, check why the refusal took place. 12
credit checks by prospective employers is a totally different form of
investigation than 12 different Visa Card issuer credit checks.
If such a thing happens, it's only short-term. Three to six months
later, this won't be a problem.
Further, if you are denied credit because of this, you could put a
notice on your report - the credit reporting companies are required by
law to accept such a statement - explaining the issue. Some will put
the statement on your record automatically, and others will fight over
having to include it, but I'm sure if you insist they will comply
rather than risk being sued.
--
Paul Robinson - Paul@TDR.COM
Reports on Security Problems: To Subscribe write PROBLEMS-REQUEST@TDR.COM
Voted "Largest Polluter of the (IETF) list" by Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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From: wbe@psr.com (Winston Edmond)
Date: 07 Dec 1994 05:05:59 GMT
Subject: Re: Dynamic Negotiation in the Privacy Wars
Organization: Panther Software and Research
rem@world.std.com (Ross E Mitchell) wrote: But a call that is
rejected because of its anonymity should entail no charge. This
requires that the call be intercepted by the phone company's
central office switchboard before it reaches the recipient's line.
Doesn't one of the Baby Bells already offer an extra-cost service that
allows one to automatically reject calls where the ID is blocked (i.e.,
"out of area" isn't blocked, but *67 calls would be rejected)?
Here's how such a system would work with caller ID. ... The
thwarted caller hears a short recorded message that to complete the
call, the originating phone number must be furnished. This message
then instructs the caller what code to dial to give out the
number. Otherwise, the call is incomplete and the caller is not
charged.
For this to be practical, it must be possible for the caller to issue
the command to permit ID delivery without having to hang up or redial
the number.
--
WBE
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From: berczuk@glendower.mit.edu (Steve Berczuk)
Date: 07 Dec 1994 15:31:30 GMT
Subject: Caller ID and Blocking
Organization: MIT Center for Space Research
You are correct that your phone number is passed throughout the
network, regardless of the privacy setting of your line. However,
a "privacy bit" is also set which informs the carriers that you do
not want the number displayed on the receiving end to subscribers
who have purchased Caller ID service.
The FCC requires that phone companies honor the setting of this
bit. Unfortunately, the FCC has also ruled that, beginning in
April '95, per line blocking may NOT be used to block display of
the caller's number interstate calls; only *67 (1167 for rotary
phones) is to be used!
This explains why, a couple of years ago when the MASS PUC was debating
caller id services (and either the service did not yet exist, or I had
my line blocked, I don't recall..) I called Mac Warehouse and they
greeted me with "hello mr..." which the deduced from the number I was
calling from... (I am not at all sure what the state of federal
regulation was at that time..)
This is an example of the problems that arise when rules about caller
id and related issues are regulated on a statewide basis. Mass rules
did not apply to out of state calls. (I guess mail order houses stopped
discovered that guessing who was calling freaked people out too much;
the next time I called, they asked me for a customer Id before using my
name !)
--
Steve Berczuk -berczuk@mit.edu | MIT Center for Space Research NE80-6015
Phone: (617) 253-3840 | Fax: (617) 253-8084
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From: Bob Denning <boenning@igc.apc.org>
Date: 06 Dec 1994 23:18:48 -0800
Subject: Caller ID and Blocking
Leonard P Levine requested information on the value of per call
blocking of caller identification.
I am not a telephone engineer so the following comments may not be
exacting in terminology but I believe they are functionally correct.
Caller ID (CID) is one of a number of features being offered under the
banner of Customer Line Advanced Subscriber Services (CLASS) which are
packaged with central office software. The key element to them is the
delivery of a data stream on an out-of-voice-band signaling protocol
that is sent through the network as part of the SS7 type call setup
signaling. The data includes the phone number, (ten-digit) and
subscriber name information, and it is delivered to the called line
right after the first ring. The data stream also includes a blocking
digit that when turned on tells the end office serving the phone number
dialed to not send the CID onward to the person being called. The
digit can be turned on either by permanent CID blocking, which turns it
on for all calls placed from a subscriber line, or by dialing "*67".
The result is the same.
The value is best judged by the other phone number signal found in the
network: Automatic Number Identification (ANI). ANI is sent when
long distance or 911 services are accessed. It is sent in-band and
cannot be blocked. It is the key to the billing system and as such has
been built to be very secure both from tampering and from inadvertent
disclosure. The problem currently being addressed is that long-
distance carriers made a decision to send the ANI to their 800 and 900
customers either by passing it directly through their equipment, for
those big customers who could receive it that way, or by generating a
CID signal from the ANI they received from the network for the little
guy. This meant that the security and privacy associated with ANI was
being violated. The FCC's decision has been to require the sending of
CID so that ANI will not be delivered to customers. In theory call
blocking becomes valuable because it will keep your phone number from
being delivered to phone company customers.
Dialing "*67" should be very valuable if you like your privacy,
however: with some central office manufacturer's software it appears
that dialing "*67" only turns the switch to the opposite of what it is
normally. So, if permanent caller ID blocking has been installed on a
line, dialing "*67" will allow the caller ID to be displayed,
sometimes. Having Caller ID blocked is better than having ANI
delivered. But, since up to this point the decision on whether to
allow blocking has been made at the state regulatory level, what is
allowed in the form of blocking locally is what those customers get
nationally. The phone companies would generally like no blocking
because it opens the door to a bunch of slick CLASS services.
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From: Lynne Gregg <lynne.gregg@mccaw.com>
Date: 07 Dec 94 17:24:00 PST
Subject: Caller ID and Blocking
I clipped your recent query about how privacy indication is treated
with Caller ID services. Your original assumption is correct. That
is: Calling Party Number is *always* transmitted in the Initial
Address Message of the SS7 data stream. The only exception is that if
an interconnecting carrier is non-SS7, they obviously cannot pass
anything (this accounts for OUT OF AREA conditions). When there's SS7
end-to-end, your telephone number WILL BE PASSED ALONG WITH "PI bits"
(also referred to as CNIR or CNI Restrict)
indicating whether the number should be blocked (displaying PRIVATE or
ANONYMOUS) or displayed on the Caller ID box.
State and Federal regulation requires carriers to observe and correctly
process the PI bits - IN ALL CASES. 911 services rely on ANI which
cannot be blocked.
As it stands today, the FCC Ruling on Calling Number Services is likely
to go into effect 4/95 as originally ordered in 3/94. Although the
FCC Ruling does away with per line blocking (on interstate calls) it
does require carriers to support the feature code *67 for per call
blocking.
Therefore, if your concern is that the FCC is removing your right to
block on interstate calls, just use *67 as a prefix to those calls. My
suspicion is that LEC's and RBOC's offering Caller ID services today
will stop offering per line blocks to customers after April because
they will need to observe the FCC Rule. Most local carriers aren't
equipped to separately treat inter and intrastate calls. That's why I
believe per line blocking will go away.
In my personal view, *67 is a hassle to have to deal with if your
desire is to block all calls. But I believe the FCC's Rule does a good
job of trying to please everyone - including the consumer who buys
Caller ID. There's understandably significant dissatisfaction with a
service that works only half the time. The FCC is trying to
discourage those PRIVATE and OUT OF AREA messages from appearing on
consumer Caller ID boxes.
--
Lynne Gregg
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From: "Prof. L. P. Levine" <levine@blatz.cs.uwm.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 1994 08:46:14 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Info on CPD, (unchanged since 11/28/94)
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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