World discovers that IMs don’t disappear instantly
Steve Safran October 6th, 2006
The Rep. Foley scandal has resulted in a bunch of articles reminding people that instant messages don’t necessarily go away in an instant. The Washington Post looks at some of the features of AIM and ISPs that archive IMs, Computerworld tackles the security issues of IM software, and then there’s this advice from a subject in an article in the San Jose Mercury News: “If you don’t want something to get out, don’t put it in any computer form at all.”
3 Comments Add your own
1. invitedmedia | October 6th, 2006 at 8:24 am
who sez commercials don’t work?
every time i see the little aol guy i think of that short-lived spot where the worn out female acts as if the little fellow just fullfilled her fantasies.
recall?
my question always was, why was he running?
maybe her husband just came home for lunch unexpectedly?
2. MarchDancer | October 6th, 2006 at 9:22 am
Such a funny world. All the tech knowledge we could ever want at our fingertips and yet…
How many are there out there this week madly trying to figure out how to wipe those IM’s off their hard drives or hoping like mad that their company isn’t one of those saving employees IM’s.
I like the Mercury’s advice: don’t put it on any computer if you don’t want it read. Furthermore: don’t make a phone call, don’t use your cell or blackberry, don’t use your sattelite phone, don’t trust face-to-face either. Ever heard of a wired body? Trust your partners? Fastow at Enron dispells that notion quickly.
Be Good!
3. invitedmedia | October 6th, 2006 at 9:44 am
“only a “moron” would buy youtube.”
google is evidently THAT moron
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