Do you think caller ID is an invasion of privacy?

Answer 1

Absolutely not - its a great invention. The caller is initiating contact. The person being called has every right to want to know who is on the other end of the phone. And calling someone is hardly private to begin with. As soon as they pick up the phone they will know who you are. Assuming you're not just breathing heavily.

Answer 2

Whose privacy?
If you're talking about the caller's privacy, I don't think so, because it is possible to block caller ID by dialing a combination of keys before the call, and I think people in general know that many people have caller ID these days.
If you're talking about the privacy of the person receiving the call, no, because the caller ID doesn't give out any personal information about that person.

Answer 3

Yes and No. Some people can just put the caller ID to disturb others may be by beeping them over and over. But it can be a means of privacy if you want to keep the call private.

Answer 4

No. The person that is being called has a right to know the
identity of the person that is calling them. What if there were someone calling you that you had a no contact order placed on them? Would you then consider that an invasion of that persons privacy?

Answer 5

Well its a double edged sword. I like to know who is calling me and well I rarely if its a number thats blocked or unknown. I don't know if its just a general question or you feel that its a invasion of your privacy. But I don't have a problem that my number shows because I have nothing to hide.

Answer 6

No. Causing a bell to go off in someone else's home and expecting them to drop what they're doing without even knowing who's disturbing them --- *that's* an invasion of privacy.

Answer 7

No, if your number is listed as "non-published" it won't show up on caller ID, plus before you make a call there is a code you can type (in the Verizon system its *67) to make it show "Unavalible" on caller ID. So it pretty much only shows up if you allow it to.

Answer 8

No. I dont understand how that would be. I mean, if you are calling someone, then, well, why would it be a bad thing for them to know that it's you calling? When they answer, they will know its you anyway, and if they aren't home, they will know you tried calling. Why in the world would anyone thing it was an invasion of provacy? That makes no sense...Unless you want to prank call them, which is pretty pathetic, but, in which case, you can block it.

Answer 9

if you're worried about privacy....i think you can have your number "blocked" from showing up on caller id....ask your phone company
...so, no, i don't think it's invasion of privacy-cuz you choose whether or not you want your number to show

Answer 10

No. I believe that people have the right to know who is calling them, and to decide if they want to speak with that person or not. I firmly believe that the person being called should have the right to decide if they want to speak with someone; it is not the caller's right to demand that the person on the other end drop everything and speak with them.

Most of the people I know of who object to caller ID object to the fact that displaying their number gives the caller the option of avoiding them (i.e., screening the calls), and this seems to make some people absolutely nutso. They don't like that someone can decide not to talk to them, and they may believe it is rude for people to screen their calls. I don't see it this way. My home is my absolute castle, and I decide who enters it, and who doesn't-- electronically as well as in person. If I happen to feel that I don't want to let someone in, it is my right to choose that.

It is also my right to choose not to speak to someone who declines to identify themself to me first. Think on this: if someone wearing a facemask, hood and cloak that complete obscured their identity knocked on your door, would you throw the door open and just let them in? I think most of us would answer "no, not unless I know who they are and have some idea of what they want!"

It's the same with caller ID. If someone doesn't want to identify themself to me before I pick up the phone, I don't want to talk to them. They might be a scammer, an obscene caller, a drunk dialling the wrong number, a telemarketer, or someone else I don't want to deal with. If they have a legitimate reason to call me, they should have no fear of identifying themself to me first.