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It never fails: Just as you sit down to enjoy a nice meal with the family, your phone rings. Sigh. Even more annoying is the fact that a glance at your smartphone screen doesn’t show who’s calling.

Learn how caller ID works, why people use it, how you can manage your own caller ID data, and how to protect yourself. Caller ID is the name and number displayed when you receive a call. Your caller ...