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4.4 Privacy
You can control how contacts and other people can contact you by phone or IM, and you can control whether
your contacts can see your availability information (whether you are online, one the phone, and so on).
You can set up controls in advance or “on the fly” (as phone calls and presence requests come in)
Setting up Controls in Advance
To set up controls in advance, see “Options – Privacy” on page 42.
Setting up Controls “on the Fly”
On an Incoming Call
To block someone when they are phoning you, choose Options > Block this Person.
The call is declined, and this person is added to your Blocked List (see page 42). In addition, if the person is a
contact, then “blocked” appears beside their name in the contact list.
You will no longer see incoming calls from this person; calls will automatically be declined.
To later unblock this person, remove them from your Blocked List. Or, if the person is a contact, right-click
their name on the contact list and choose Unblock this Person.
Via the Presence Request Dialog Box
Another party can send you a presence request, to request that they be able to see your availability, as described
on page 32.
Your response has the following effect on privacy:
• If you add the person as a contact, then the ability of that person to phone or IM you is controlled by your
privacy settings; see “Options – Privacy” on page 42.
• If you allow the person without adding them as a contact, then the ability of that person to phone or IM you
is controlled by your privacy settings; see “Options – Privacy” on page 42.
• If you block the person, then that person is added to your Blocked List (see page 42). The person will not be
able to phone or IM you, and will not see your availability information. You can change this blocking by