[asterisk-users] Open CallerID Database?

[Robert Norton - SophMedia LLC]

Hey Guys,
I'm glad to see this ignited some discussion.

I definitely understand there's some legal implications involved, both on a
privacy level, and fraud prevention. Obviously an end-user (ie: the person
controlling a listing) has to consent to some sort of release resolving the
privacy concerns. I'm somewhat aware of the legal implications involved with
storing such personally identifiable information (or whatever the legal term
is) and have a concern in making sure such issues are resolved.

In reality, how is it efficient for every provider to be running their own
database? In my mind, this leaves the horribly evident inaccuracies, and
even efficiency issues. Thank God these accuracies aren't integral to the
operations of telephony systems.



I do understand there is a price to pay for such infrastructure, and I
believe that it's obvious the telephony world is riddled with racketeering,
price gouging ventures, including companies that charge nearly a $0.01 for a
lookup. I realize the following analogy is poor, but in mind this is as
close as a internet search engine charging for a basic search query. Infact
a basic internet query is much more complex, much more costly (ie: the
infrastructure of said systems), and yet self-subsidizing.


And to the poster who suggested that I was implying scrapping the results
from 411.com, this is definitely not even a remote idea in my mind at all.
The basis for my idea was a open, moderated, database that was user
controlled and self-subsidized. 



I know this is way off topic, but I really feel that the telecom industry as
a whole, and I'm sure I'm not the only one with this belief, is horribly
bloated, running on business models that are clearly 30 years outdated. It
is 2007, and with the help of the internet, the exchange of information,
these telcos now have real, global competition, and real issues to deal
with.

Anyways guys, I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

 

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