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New AIM Offering "end to end" Encryption

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

MankyD writes "The current AIM beta is now offering message encryption. They don't offer a lot of details but it's nice to see they are offering some extra privacy. Will the new AIM be illegal in Michigan?"

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  1. AOL using encryption by PirateDave+-) · · Score: 5, Funny

    It already is encrypted, isn't it?

    foxy28uk192323342 says: h1 asl lol
    brandon343jfdh says: lol brb fs

    Maybe I'm just cynical :/

  2. sounds like by acidrain69 · · Score: 1, Funny

    You've got !$$%!#13%$f#%^djh23r#R*ds*W@#HN

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  3. I use AIM to deal drugs... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You insensitive clod!

  4. Wouldn't be this illegal under the PATRIOT act ? by Krapangor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Combined with PDAs/laptops and WLAN access, terrorists could savely use this to coordinate terroristic attacks, especially Al-Kadia's evergreen of equitemporal suidice attacks on free people.
    The mighty PATRIOT act should prohibit such devices, won't it ?
    I'm not sure if this would be really a bad thing. Dangerous tools are restricted very often to protect people, even if the are many good/peaceful uses.
    Take e.g. guns which are restricted in many countries of the world due to their bad possibilities.

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  5. geeze by nomadic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Get over yourself. Nobody's going to read your AIM conversations. Nobody cares. You're not that interesting.

    Hell, the person you're AIMing probably doesn't want to read your messages either.

  6. Re:Thank god by carpe_noctem · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's pretty cool. It's a shame that iChat looks like something my cat coughed up, or else I'd be tempted to use it on my Mac instead of gaim.

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  7. Wrong market by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sure CuDdLES49128 and her 12 year-old friends were behind this 'innovative' feature.

    I mean, honestly, most of AIM users don't even know what encryption is, much less think they need it.

  8. Well, it could have advantages... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm sure CuDdLES49128 and her 12 year-old friends were behind this 'innovative' feature.
    Look on the bright side, though... When you try to pick up CuDdLES49128 for a date and she turns out to be Special Agent Bob Flannigan, you can avoid charges by accusing the FBI of circumventing your digital protection device!

    Soon, "pleading the DMCA" will be as common as "pleading the 5th" ;)
  9. Re:The next step... by orangesquid · · Score: 3, Funny

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    PotatoBob: Yes
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    PotatoBob: No, it's not.
    AcmeCoSales: Yes, it is.
    *** You have warned user AcmeCoSales. His/her warning level is now 20%
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    *** User AcmeCoSales has Signed Off.

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