Hi Tim, all.
I subscribe to a weekly newsletter from about.com specifically focused on
the mac and ios. what I read is that absolutely everyone has concerns
serious security concerns about this use of icloud. Particularly noted in
maverick is the Keychain, which fortunately has to be turned on. Still
it
gives a fine example of just how easy the risks can be. you are given a 4
digit number for the security, and there are only 1000 possible
combinations making it practically effortless for someone to reach
your passwords credit card information, documents contacts, and anything else
you use icloud for.
I still remember the senior writer with wired magazine who got hacked and
all of his family photos and personal data wiped because someone on
twitter
liked his handle
and could do it for kicks. I respect that the Internet is basically cheese
cloth in general, but one should have a choice. More and more places like
amazon are taking the force into icloud approach because everyone is doing
it.
Individuals should be able to protect and store their information as they
prefer, not as a trend dictates in my view.
Add that if you use facebook, your contacts are lifted when they make a
shadow profile on you, including people not on facebook at all.
just my take,
By the way, the mac newsletter of Tom Nelson is rather informative
actually. apple general I mean.
Kare
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
I use Cloud services for just about everything. Google Apps is a Cloud
service, DropBox is a Cloud service and Apple’s iCloud is a Cloud service.
Even Carbonite is a Cloud backup service. In my opinion, these are safe and
secure options. Sure there are likely ways of hacking into some of this stuff,
but then again, just about everything on the Net has the possibility of being
intercepted in some manner or another, even when you’re simply surfing. or
sending eMails.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Nov 20, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
Documents aren't just for files, though, they are for apps. For instance, if you have an
app that supports iCloud on two iOS devices, that app can use iCloud to sync data between
them so that the app is the same on both. That's the "data" part of the
Documents and Data setting.
On Nov 20, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:
I just use iCloud for contacts and calendars as well. There is no need to put
documents in the cloud since there is dropbox! I am using Siri to dictate this
message.
Sent from my I phone
On 20 Nov 2013, at 06:14 pm, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
If I didn’t have to teach VoiceOver, I wouldn’t have upgraded to Mavericks. I
don’t like iCloud either, but it’s become inescapable for someone who uses both
a Mac and an iPhone.
I restrict my use of iCloud to contacts and calendars which I share with my
husband. I never use it for documents.
Cheers,
Anne
On 20 Nov 2013, at 18:52, Daniel McGee <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all, really want to update to Mavericks but this new OS is really making it
so hard to do so.
This article will explain why.
Basically, I have no interest or intention of using the service so
unfortunately where does that leave me.
P.S.
I hope I'm not the only one.
In particular, really concerned about syncing contacts
Guess you could say I'm paranoid about my contact data up in space.
Link to the article is below.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/27/5035276/for-ios-users-avoiding-icloud-gets-harder-with-mavericks
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Have a great day,
Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
[email protected]
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
