Existing users, 
<b>If you must have an account on some unknown site it would be clearly stated before installation</b>.
There's no way I'll trust my data to be sync'ed to some web site that has never been heard of, is brand new, and is hidden behind an application without transparent information about the site.
<b>BEWARE: any info can and probably is submitted to a web site.</b>
fruux
Sync your address book, calendars, events, tasks, mail notes & bookmarks between Macs.
Version: 0.9.6.4
Well...
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: W-Creative Monday, January 19 2009 @ 04:19 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Have Not Tried
Recommend Product: NO
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Well... - afterhours
The OP has a very legit concern, and it shouldn't be mocked by you and your tin foil salesmanship. It is nothing these days to commit identity theft. Having access to one's calendar data offers up the opportunity for industrial espionage, or the planning of a home burglary, among many other opportunities. AddressBook data offers up very private information that your family and friends would likely NOT want you to share with the other 6+ bil people on the spinning rock. Home addresses, birthdays, the likelihood that other personal notes are stored. Some folks foolishly include financial information in their calendars, notes, addy books and such. None of it is password-protected or encrypted. That you are too dim to see the opportunity/threat is not the OP's issue, it's yours. But my taxes will have to go to the police time you will consume by being a lax chucklehead with your privacy.Make this a P2P application that doesn't require a cloud sync tool (i.e., make it OPTIONAL), charge a reasonable fee, and it becomes a very attractive choice. However, if you come to rely on this 'free' tool, and the owners elect in 6 months to make it a pay-to-use subscription model for syncing, and where does that leave the user? This SAAS (software as a service) model is becoming popular -- and the little drug addicts, um, users, are eating it up. Google Apps? Online Quicken? Just wait until it is no longer free. Then what do you do?
The OP has a lot of good points, even if they didn't word it as well as they could have done.
I'll bank on my tinfoil. And sadly, when some sucker like you gets taken for your cavalier attitude, I'm sure it will be my taxes or insurance premium that has to cover your sorry smartass -- because you weren't sufficiently cautious.
Monday, November 16 2009 @ 08:40 AM PST
Well... - Tim0n
Sure - thats a concern, but on the other hand - I am using dropbox, gmail, flickr, facebook, ... so what. And it's even stated in the requirements above (requires fruux account).I am quite sure that all these cloud companies aren't interested in ruining their reputation by screwing their users. If it's to scary for you I'd suggest disconnecting from the internet completely, applying your tin-foil hat and enjoying live instead of ranting here :-) no offense, just saying.
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Monday, March 16 2009 @ 03:33 AM PDT