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? asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 month ago

Can an employer trace an unknown number?

Not looking for anyone criticizing me or anything, just looking for a straight answer. I have a job that requires I answer phones all day. I've been calling my work number from my home phone as an unknown number. My boss just asked me why I'm getting so many unknown calls and said he might contact a phone provider to see where they're coming from. Can phone providers see this information and if so, are they able to give the information to my employer? Frankly, I need to know whether or not I need to start looking for another job, so any insight here would be greatly appreciated.

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  • 4 weeks ago

    You probably should look for a new job because whether they can prove it or not they obviously know. They'll fire you for something else (made up if necessary) or scare you into admitting it by threatening legal action if you make them find out for themselves.

    I'm guessing they can't legally find out the number without a court order and depending on the nature of your work that might well not be forthcoming; potentially that's some innocent customer's privacy being invaded. I wouldn't expect to be investigated like a criminal just cos I spent too long on the phone to customer services.

  • 1 month ago

    Why worry?

    Stand up For yourself.

  • 1 month ago

    If there is no caller ID showing, NO

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    Service providers often have records of the actual phone number involved but they won't undertake a search of those records or reveal the information without a court order.  For what it's worth, an "unknown number" isn't entirely unknown, that's simply how it appears to the receiver.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 month ago

    yes,right back to you

  • Lv 7
    1 month ago

    EVERY phone number can be traced. Unknown Caller is just the callerID name.

  • 1 month ago

    It depends on what you're using to create the "Unknown Number" effect.  

    This is from Century Link and it's quite correct. "Private numbers, blocked, and restricted calls can usually be traced. However, unknown, unavailable or out of area calls are not traceable because they don't contain the data needed for a successful trace."

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