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Denny ([personal profile] denny) wrote2005-03-14 11:38 am
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AIM 0wnZ ur ch4t d00d!

Taken from http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/2005/mar13.php
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.
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[identity profile] codepope.livejournal.com 2005-03-15 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm surprised they'd allow any IM software on a system with sensitive information. It's a vulnerabilty socially, let alone technically.

Meanwhile.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/aim.asp

[identity profile] djlongfella.livejournal.com 2005-03-15 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
To be honest I don't think the information we store here, is something that a good root around a good library or an aviation buff probably wouldn't have access to, the early directive on this issue was some years ago, and I'm just guessing that someone using M*N fell foul to whatever or even blamed M*N and the knee jerk reaction was to stipulate it should not be stored on the same machine.

The fact that if I want to use my gear " suddenly " for < cough > personell training, I just ring the boys at Air Traffic controll ( the number is in the book by the way !!!! ) and tell them I'm conducting staff training, they bypass all the safety and advisory guidlines and say " Yeah cool, we should be able to see it from here "...

Allowing me to merily shoot beams some 27km up into the sky with either my high power projectors, or play aliens are comming with my laser.

The fact that these training days co incide with parties at my house is just a coincidence...:0
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