AOL Eavesdrops, Grants Itself Permission To Steal Your AIM C...

[~loserman~]

i am shocked. actually, i do not know, what to say about this. do they mean, if i send a picture through iChat, AOL can extract this picture and use it?

what about iSight conversations?

You bet. It means anything you do they own it and can use it.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Apparently, AOL is trying to quash the firestorm (slashdot.org) they created with this announcement. See the links in the Slashdot article for more information.

 

[redAPPLE]

No big deal. The cellphone companies keep recorded phone messages plus all phonebook and data/photo entries in a large database. AOL has been keeping a record for years, they are just now telling you they are waiving your privacy.

wha? this isn't true, is it?

 

[redAPPLE]

Man, iSight conversations would be scary! So basically, they can watch the video any time they want -- and you know like, 50% of the people who own webcams use them for nudity.

this is off-topic, but... i use my isight to talk to clients and sometimes, i would really want the chance to protocol the meetings. is there a way to save the videos for review and protocol?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

AOL has revised its TOS to explicitly exclude member-to-member chats over AIM, ending the speculation.

 

[Snausage16]

I need an aim profile link spy!

can anyone hook me up or direct me to an aim profile spy? windows has that imchaos junk that lets aim users see who visits their profile or clicks a link in their profile, and how many times each person has visited.....

does aim for mac have anything like this?

i cant find a thing....and i want to know who the frick is looking at my aim profile and clicking my links

thanks ya'lls

-jSaus