[SGVLUG] AOL Sniffing IM Traffic at the Network Level

[Christopher Smith]

This is probably a legit attempt to detect spim. That said, if you want to believe your IM's have any privacy, I highly recommend using OTR:

http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/

It actually combines encrypted communications with plausible deniability.

--Chris

On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:02 PM, James McDuffie <mcduffie at pitfall.org> wrote:

> Apparently, according to the following link, if you send a URL in a private chat via AOL instant messenger, even if your not using their client, then AOL will download the link automatically.
> 
> http://ican.stealyour.info/2011/10/08/aol-instant-messenger-silently-sniffing-retrieving-urls-sent-in-chats/