Boycott AOL

tgo · 10-21-2005, 09:47 AM

The American-based internet giant, AOL, wholly-owned by Time-Warner, has formed a working partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to permit unlimited surveillance of the millions of AOL online members, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a1902.htm

**koala** · 10-21-2005, 10:25 AM

I thought the Patriot Act was supposed to be used for anti-terrorist measures and preventing online money laundering. Does this mean that all AOL users are under suspicion? It won't be long before everyone's online actions will be monitored and recorded for any government department to look at.

oldmn · 10-21-2005, 10:28 AM

And what makes you think they are not already???

Look at the bright side they do not have the people it would require to watch everyone. They mainly monitor for key phrases and words. God what a boring job that would be.

~~PurpleSky~~ · 10-21-2005, 10:38 AM

What is new ? There are databases you cant even imagine storing everything , anytime. Some people are playing the " GOD " . It is nothing new.

Boycott AOL for screwing your sytems and being a giant virus.

yustr · 10-21-2005, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldmn

They mainly monitor for key phrases and words. God what a boring job that would be.

It's mostly done via software, called data mining. And only if the computer flags someone, do the analysts get to do their reviews.

**40sondacurb** · 10-21-2005, 11:02 AM

I'll spread the word

**Blitze105** · 10-21-2005, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleSky

Boycott AOL for screwing your sytems and being a giant virus.

Enough said
-blitze

ebackhus · 10-21-2005, 12:33 PM

This is off topic but... I remember when AOL first started advertising that it came with Anti-Virus tools and I yelled out, "Yay, it has a new uninstaller that works!" My non-geek friends didn't get it.

Anywhooo, I think AOL should be banned for being a resource hog. Millions of kids and pedos all saying "A/S/L LOL!!111!!" really begins to eat up our precious Interweb bandwidth quickly.

**Blitze105** · 10-21-2005, 12:39 PM

AOL is just one expensive virus... Every computer that i has come up with over 1,000 problems from spybot and ad-adaware has had aol and norton. Every one of them...
-blitze

bry623 · 10-21-2005, 01:07 PM

I have never used and never will. It's like that ear thingy Khan put in Chekov's ear, painful and hard to get it out.

**Spatcher** · 10-27-2005, 06:41 PM

I once used AOL back in the days of Win 3.1. Can't remember ever using it, but I know we had it for like a year.

**RavenMind** · 10-28-2005, 12:10 AM

My family was using it shortly after Win95 came out. I remember having a terrible time explaining to my dad that what he saw on the screen when using AOL was not the internet, but AOL's website. In the early days, AOL seemed to try to convince people who didn't quite know what the internet was, that it was the internet. I've hated AOL ever since.

Chevy · 10-28-2005, 04:30 PM

I usually tell my customers who use AOL (and subsequently have to bring it to me to be fixed) that AOL is just like training wheels - sooner or later they both have to come off.

**Resolution** · 10-28-2005, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevy

I usually tell my customers who use AOL (and subsequently have to bring it to me to be fixed) that AOL is just like training wheels - sooner or later they both have to come off.

That's a good analogy. I think i'll use it sometime in the near future.

On the other hand, AOL has been "that evil ISP" for over a decade. This should surprise no one.

~~PurpleSky~~ · 10-28-2005, 06:04 PM

It is a giant VIRUS !

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~~PurpleSky~~ Register user Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130 OS: n/a	What is new ? There are databases you cant even imagine storing everything , anytime. Some people are playing the " GOD " . It is nothing new. Boycott AOL for screwing your sytems and being a giant virus. Last edited by PurpleSky : 10-21-2005 at 10:40 AM.

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,762 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	This is off topic but... I remember when AOL first started advertising that it came with Anti-Virus tools and I yelled out, "Yay, it has a new uninstaller that works!" My non-geek friends didn't get it. Anywhooo, I think AOL should be banned for being a resource hog. Millions of kids and pedos all saying "A/S/L LOL!!111!!" really begins to eat up our precious Interweb bandwidth quickly. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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10-27-2005, 06:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
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RavenMind I helped the forums. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 1,008 OS: WinXP SP2	My family was using it shortly after Win95 came out. I remember having a terrible time explaining to my dad that what he saw on the screen when using AOL was not the internet, but AOL's website. In the early days, AOL seemed to try to convince people who didn't quite know what the internet was, that it was the internet. I've hated AOL ever since. __________________ ========================================== If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

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Chevy Semi-Retired Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,183 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	I usually tell my customers who use AOL (and subsequently have to bring it to me to be fixed) that AOL is just like training wheels - sooner or later they both have to come off. __________________ “The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. ” - Robert Bloch

10-28-2005, 06:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
~~PurpleSky~~ Register user Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130 OS: n/a	It is a giant VIRUS !