Yes, Just so you all are aware.
This might have something to do with Lawful Interception Integration with the government and CID Network Operations Center. NOC

If you want more info, do a Google search on the subject:
www.google.com/search?q=Lawful+Interception

A couple years ago while I was in Qatar I attended a security conference and I saw two demonstrations on this technology. If you can see for yourself, you would be shocked.

Whereas the government would mostly be using this technology for anti-terrorism and similar issues.

Basically with any common chat program such as Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, and others, the commutations is sent in clear text / unencrypted across the internet.

Only Skype and few others offer some kind of encryption protection. Which is also why I don't recommend you use any un-encrypted chat program to conduct serious business matter with your colleagues since any 16 year old kid with a Linux box and hacking / sniffing tools can have a hayday by capturing raw packets.

Be careful out there guys and girls being intimate online without encryption.
Our rights as human beings to love freely are on the borderline to persecution in Islamic countries.