Fwd: The NSA and CallerID

[David J Farber <farber () radiomail net>]

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 13:52:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Mitch Ratcliffe <godsdog () netcom com>
Subject: The NSA and CallerID
To: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>


I just got a call from the National Security Agency. After hanging up,
I noticed that my Caller ID reader showed the message "Data Error", 
rather than the standard "Out of Area" displayed when someone calls from 
out of state (I'm in Washington, and I subscribe to US West's CallerID 
service). The NSA called back a few minutes later, and, once again, the 
unit displayed the message "Data Error". 


Coincidence, I ask you?