I don't totally agree with me either sometimes<smile>. I think you've got a sane approach to privacy and security. It isn't really such a new thing to give up privacy to allow someone to better provide one with a service such as gps navigation or book recommendations. Anyone who has ever applied for a job knows about giving up privacy for a potential gain. I don't think giving Dropbox information about me is a threat to my security but I am aware that there is some risk in doing so. Using judgment about whom to trust with what and why is our challenge these days. I don't blame Joseph for having concerns about the Dropbox / Mailbox issue although I considered it a minor privacy issue and not a security one. To me, someone getting my email address is a possible source of spam and annoyance but not a serious threat to my security. I hope I'm right because joining a list such as this one where all list members can get my email address means some risk of annoyance but a risk well taken because of the excellence of most of the posts.
Regards, Wayne -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: privacy concerns - was - Get an extra 1 GB of Dropbox storage by syncing it to Mailbox | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog Hi, coming in late on this, but yes I suppose you are right. Although I don't fully agree with everything you say, you do bring up valid points. What I do to stay safe is make sure I don't use the same passwords for multiple services. I also still use location services, but if an app doesn't really need them, then i don't allow it. For example, I give access to location services to my GPS navigation apps as they are useless without that access, but I don't give it to my Music ID app which is used to identify the song I'm listening to at a restaurant, mall, or girlfriend's house. it's good to stay same smart, but it can also quickly turn into paranoia if not careful. I think I'll go re-read 1984 now. <smile>. -- Raul A. Gallegos I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 8/21/2013 1:37 PM, E. Wayne Brumley wrote: > Full disclosure: I have not installed dropbox or mailbox on my phone. > I'm pretty sure you are giving away privacy with this. I'm also > pretty sure you are giving away a lot more privacy every time you go > somewhere with location turned on or you use Facebook or install a new > app. I've long been convinced that using any kind of cloud storage > with the computer or mobile device is a compromise of privacy. The > question is, how much privacy am I willing to trade for cool or > convenience. Everything in life has a price but that doesn't mean we > should not be willing to pay that price. Not all markets are directly run on money. > I think the best we can do to protect privacy these days is to be > extremely boring or go off line. I'm not going off line but it is > real easy for a guy like me to be boring. > > Regards, > Wayne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
