US Fears Loss of ICQ Honeypot 319
AHuxley writes "US law enforcement bodies view the sale of instant messaging service ICQ to a Russian company as a threat to homeland security. In spring 2010, Russia's largest Internet investment company, Digital Sky Technologies, agreed to purchase the service for $187 million from AOL. The US is sure that most criminals use ICQ and, therefore, constant access to the ICQ servers is needed to track them down. As the system is based in Israel, American security service have had access. The article concludes, 'Lawyers [of unspecified nationality] say that to block the deal the US Committee on Foreign Investment needed to cancel it no later than within 30 days after the deal has been announced — so unless the rules are broken, nothing can be changed.'"
Criminals use ICQ... (Score:2, Funny)
But it's the compuserve psychos you have to watch out for.
Two words: (Score:5, Funny)
All criminals use ICQ. (Score:4, Funny)
in soviet russia (Score:4, Funny)
kgb c u but usa no c u!
If *I* were a criminal.... (Score:2, Funny)
We use wow (Score:1, Funny)
My organization left ICQ a long time ago. We whisper each other in WOW. And if it's a really important deal, we insist on face to face meetings in Booty Bay.
Re:National Security Act (Score:4, Funny)
There is an option missing in the current /. The worst I've ever been in trouble w/ the law ... poll.
Re:Criminals use ICQ... (Score:5, Funny)
By now they probably posted the link to this article in the criminal forum and are organizing a mass migration to MSN Messenger, GTalk and Facebook.
Re:Criminals use ICQ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:National Security Act (Score:3, Funny)
The real question is why to the Russians want it?
Because they have a history of icey queues?
Re:unicode or buffer overflow (Score:4, Funny)
How would you know that unless you were a COMMUNIST SPY?!?!?
The computer is my friend!!!