Re: [privacy] preserve your privacy and avoid reliance on flawed systems (was: Dispute Credit Card Charges at Your Peril)

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006, der Mouse wrote:

> > > > I don't use mobile phones, because I really don't like the idea
> > > > that anyone can interrupt what I'm doing wherever I am and demand
> > > > to talk to me (I also rarely give out my landline phone number).
> > > If that's the only problem, it's trivial to fix - just leave the
> > > phone set silent!
> > Or leave out the battery.
>
> Well yes, but then it has no use - well, unless you carry the battery
> along, just not in the phone (or, equivalently, carry it turned off).
> If you leave it set silent, you can still use it to make calls out
> without having to wait for it to boot.
 
But I don't want to make calls. That's why I don't carry a phone.

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