AOL Denies Privacy

Mack Male Uncategorized March 13, 2005 1 Minute

If you use AOL Instant Messenger, stop now. Uninstall it, and never use that crap again. AOL recently made changes to the Terms of Service for AIM, including this quote among others:

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.

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Mack is on a mission to change the world through code and prose. An entrepreneurial journalist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Mack is the co-founder of Taproot Publishing, a digital publishing company that helps communities understand themselves better. View all posts by Mack Male

Published March 13, 2005

3 thoughts on “AOL Denies Privacy”

Megan says:

March 13, 2005 at 4:28 pm

can they do that?

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Mack D. Male says:

March 13, 2005 at 5:28 pm

Yes they can. Generally, a company includes a clause in the Terms of Service that says they retain the right to change those terms at any time without notice.

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Inge says:

March 13, 2005 at 5:50 pm

good thing I haven’t used in for years now :D, besides, why wouldn’t they be using MSN already? haha

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