AIM 0wnZ ur ch4t d00d!
Mar. 14th, 2005 11:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Taken from http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/2005/mar13.php
* ICQ is owned by AOL, and is covered by the same T&C as AIM.
** see comments.
the terms of service for their AIM instant messenger program have been updated recently. These new terms (http://www.benstanfield.com/thrash/2005/03/aol_eavesdrops_.html) are rather hostile to their users. The new terms give AOL the right to eavesdrop on instant message chats and to use those messages in any way they see fit. They explicitly deny their users any right to privacy over the AIM network.
All I can say is not to use the AIM network for chatting. Use ICQ* , MSN** , Yahoo** or Jabber. There *are* other instant messenger networks out there. And even if you aren't using the AIM program, if you use a program such as GAIM or Trillian to chat over AOL's network, the terms still apply to you. So be careful what you say to someone if you are using AOL's network. You could find it published somewhere by AOL.
* ICQ is owned by AOL, and is covered by the same T&C as AIM.
** see comments.