I hope that in time more is done on the security of the software, some sort of encryption would be nice for example which touches on some of the points you're making below.
I detailed a security flaw in an earlier message which I hope is fixed. Another thing I found when playing more with the Docuscan+ software a few hours ago, when a scan is completed it may be saved to a file called "Untitled" without your knowledge so - unless you go searching for that file in the "Manage Documents" function - and delete it then the file is still up on the server. On 3 Nov 2013, at 5:01 am, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > Hello Dane > > But you’re still missing the crux issue here. The OCR is done in the cloud > and, therefore, who is to know where your document goes before it reaches > your computer? I acknowledge what you’re saying, this is not a battle. > Maybe, and I sincerely hope, I am being over-cautious. But I’d rather be > that way than have my security compromised either professionally or > personally speaking. > > I mean no disrespect to the authors of the software, nor to anybody who uses > it. > > Kind regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > <gor...@mac-access.net> > > Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; > Providing Help & Support To Young People LivingWith Visual Impairment, plus > Braille Transcription services. > > On 2 Nov 2013, at 12:59, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > Okay, here's the procedure I use and perhaps this will illustrate the point > I'm making. > > After you've finished your scan you will see a "Save To Computer" button > below the HTML content, use this to save your scan to the computer and then > if you close the window with command-W this will close the scan with > Docuscan, I don't remember wwhether Docuscan+ prompts you at this point to > save or not but if you're asked to save then anser appropriately, no document > in cloud. > > On 2 Nov 2013, at 11:53 pm, Josh Gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Okay… I assume this would either be accomplished through a save dialogue or >> in the preferences somewhere? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 2, 2013, at 8:45 AM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, you're right about the Cloud however, you can save to your computer >>> thus the document doesn't stay in the cloud, when you save to your computer >>> and then close the document window then the document disappears. >>> >>> >>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 11:41 pm, Josh Gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dane, I have to agree with Gordon here, I don't have this program but I >>>> think how it works is when you scan a document, it is initially sent to >>>> the cloud to be converted to text. If this is indeed the case, I can see >>>> where he is coming from. If not, my apologies, I'm not exactly well-versed >>>> in OCR solutions. I have eyepal, which has since kind of become useless >>>> since nobody has come up with a version of X11 for Mavericks yet. Or not >>>> that I know of anyway >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Nov 2, 2013, at 8:35 AM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Nit picking. >>>>> >>>>> I'm using Docuscan+ now so you're worried about security? Then you save >>>>> your scanned documents to your computer and not in the cloud. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 11:20 pm, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I must point out here that if you use DocuScan Plus, you have no >>>>>> alternative but to use the cloud technologies. There are some, >>>>>> including us, who are a little unsettled regarding security if you’re >>>>>> scanning sensitive material. That is why I have retained, and will >>>>>> still retain, localised solutions such as VueScan and Abbyy FineReader >>>>>> Express. >>>>>> >>>>>> DocuScan Plus is fine for books and other non-critical documents. But >>>>>> when it comes to documents where your personal data is stored, what >>>>>> guarantee is there that the documents you store in the cloud are not >>>>>> visible to others? Nom, No! 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