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...same sense, a car is just a buggy that goes faster -- and yet the automobile revolutionized society. Data collection is doing the same. A number of catalog retailers and financial companies now make use of a business version of Caller I.D., a service offered by some phone companies, that lets them see the name, phone number and credit history of customers who call them. Once a company possesses a caller's name and address, it can dig up even more by linking with hundreds of data banks that also have the name on file. A phone number alone...
...phone service known as Caller I.D. is a double-edged sword: it protects the privacy of some people, but at the expense of others. For about $6.50 a month, plus a one-time equipment charge of $45 to $80, customers get an electronic screen that displays the phone number of every incoming call. First offered four years ago in New Jersey by New Jersey Bell, Caller I.D. is now available in 20 states and under consideration in 13 others...
...Caller I.D. is being touted as a way to combat obscene and annoying callers. It also gives florists, pizza shops and other delivery businesses a way to check that incoming orders are not pranks. Phone companies have been promoting the service as an electronic version of the peephole that lets apartment dwellers see who is knocking. "Caller I.D. protects subscriber privacy because it lets subscribers decide who to let into their house," says A. Gray Collins, a Bell Atlantic executive vice president...
Richardson may have earned himself another start with that performance, even though the Bruins other signal-caller, Jeff Barrett is ranked second in total offense in the Ancient Eight, averaging 223.3 yards per game...
...whole of The Private Ear transpires in the humble apartment of handsome and artsy Tchiak (Josh Walker), so named for his dogmatic love of Tchaikovsky and other classical music. The plot involves a rare visit from a female caller, Doreen (Elizabeth Price). Tchiak and Doreen have met at a classical recital and arranged to have dinner at his apartment, an eagerly and nervously awaited event...