AOL Messenger & Privacy

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>>>>> "Dave" == Dave  <suprdave@lightspeed.net> writes:

    Dave> Timothy Litteral wrote:
    >> I get some rather interesting things in the mail.  ;-) Weren't
    >> we talking about the AOL messenger thingy a while back (maybe
    >> as an aside for another messenger service?)  Anyway, it is not
    >> illegal to listen in on ANY email transmission.  Did Y'all know
    >> that?  I always say, "Never put anything on a PC that you
    >> wouldn't have displayed on a huge billboard on Main Street.  It
    >> just might be, some day.  ;-)"

    Dave> Dave responds: Well, our privacy is almost gone. It
    Dave> shouldn't surprise us when our personal e-mail or Instant
    Dave> Messages are in full view for anyone. Of course, people who
    Dave> don't have anything better to do will "dunk their donuts"
    Dave> (an expression used by a UPC friend of mine which means
    Dave> "getting into other peoples' business).

    Dave> As long as you possess a Social Security number, nothing of
    Dave> ours is private. It is a shame that we have no privacy in
    Dave> our nation. What ever happened to "We the people"?

As long as you use PGP with a long key, they may see you send
something, but they cant read what it says.

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