No more privacy on AIM

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http://p2pnet.net/story/4205

What a dark day for AIM users... (including me, but I encrypt my conversations in gaim when I talk to other friends in Linux xD)

Monday 14th March 2005 - p2pnet.net News:
You no longer have any right to privacy if you use America Online's AIM software downloaded on or after February 5 last year.

AOL has re-written the terms of service which apply to the application giving itself the right to, "reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote" all content distributed across the chat network by users.

By, “posting Content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium,” it says.

“You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses.”

And, “You Must Agree to these Terms of Service to Use AIM Products,” it dictates.

That about says it...
So what do you think this means for AIM users? What could possibly come out of this?

I'll say that I'm not gonna be saying anything of importance on there anymore, I'll use things like ICQ, or Yahoo, or MSN... whatever is safer/popular. XD

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Slight update XD...:
http://p2pnet.net/story/4216