Microsoft Censoring MSN Messenger
All URL containing download.php and gallery.php are blocked. This is to prevent worms and exploits to spread (my solution: use Linux and Gaim you won’t have any problem). What is more concerning is the fact they built some filters on their server.
How to be sure they didn’t record anything or read chat from interesting IP @ or containing certain words? Or that no one have hacked into their server and are spying on you? One solution: use Jabber on your own server and encrypt everything.
I know certain companies are exchanging password through MSN…
One thind is sure. This is going to be disastrous for Microsoft’s PR and good for Jabber’s one. This is one of the limit of the “all hosted software”
July 3rd, 2006 at 4:08 pm
And how do you know your ISP doesn’t read all email? Ultimately we have to trust our various providers of Internet service if we don’t want to use encryption.
Its a good thing for the health of the Internet that MSN is at least trying to not be a vector for worms.
July 3rd, 2006 at 6:51 pm
It is a good thing.
The point is MSN is not secure and should not be seen as secure. Too many people think it is.