Watch What You Say on IM

Not to sound too terribly cliché, but Big Brother IS watching you, and his name is AOL. According to their new terms of service:

You consent to AOL using your registration information and other information collected by AOL under the terms of the AIM Privacy Policy. By registering with or using AIM Products, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information and the transfer of this information to the United States or other countries for the processing and storage by AOL. Additionally, you agree that AOL may use the Screen Names and wallet services, or other similar technologies, to authenticate you on AIM, help store your registration and transaction-related information, and enable you to take advantage of offerings from AOL and its affiliated providers.

So I guess you should think twice about the dirrrrty things you say to each other on IM!

Update: AOL has very quickly clarified that they don't look at conversations in user to user chat sessions unless ordered by law. The scary language is supposedly specific to any content you post to a public forum or other similar area.