] New Hampshire is "two-party consent state" -- one of
] those jurisdictions that requires all parties to a
] conversation to consent before the conversation can be
] intercepted or recorded. The decision is the first of its
] kind to apply that standard to online chats, and the
] ruling is clearly supported by the text of the law. But
] it marks a blow to an investigative technique that has
] been routinely used by law enforcement, employers, ISPs
] and others.

How long before an IM client offers an initial pop-up message, by default, that enables consent to log and retransmit discussions? I know with at least naim and gaim, I have it set to show me the last 20 or more lines of a previous conversation. Yes, I log our conversations. Get over it... don't make me go to jail.

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