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Wednesday, June 20, 2001

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6333967.html?tag=prntfr

IM chats don't fade from PCs' memories
By Jim Hu and Rachel Konrad
Staff Writers, CNET News.com
June 20, 2001, 1:00 p.m. PT

Priya Giri knew that privacy was never a guarantee when e-mailing people
from work--but she never knew that some instant messaging services also have
ways to record seemingly casual conversations.

Giri, an editor at BlueLight.com, noticed this firsthand recently during an
IM exchange with a friend on Yahoo Messenger. Midway through the
conversation, her friend showed her a trick that would let her archive all
of her conversations through Yahoo, a feature that troubled her. ...

 


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