While it _could_ be made, I doubt it would be worth anyone's time to do so -- the threat it counters is just so minute. And even if one _were_ available, Don, how do you know that IT wouldn't be sending off your private data somewhere? ;-)
On 2/20/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The discussion about AventVoice sparked a line of thought I wanted to > explore further. > > > > I have not until this point, in all the years of having Palm devices and > all the more recent years of having data-capable Treos thought much > about the prospect of an application - from whatever developer, small to > large - having the unfettered ability to send data off of the Treo to a > remote system. Any application could, for example, raid my address book > or calendar for whatever information I keep there. > > > > Now, I don't keep much in the way of private information in my address > book anymore since I'm using hosted Exchange and didn't want my credit > card and other information stored there (that's why I'm using eWallet > currently), but still would not want all of my contacts, calendar and > task information sent to somewhere else for perusal by someone else. > That's one of the reasons I don't prefer Gmail since it was reported by > reliable sources that Google searches and indexes all emails placed > there. > > > > Anyway, is this line of thought new to me, or has this occurred to > someone else and are there applications that can control which > applications are allowed to send data over the data connection? A > firewall for the Treo (at least for outbound traffic). I don't think > much of antivirus programs for the Treo, but a firewall might be needed, > sooner rather than later! > > > > Thoughts? I looked online and found nothing about Treo or PalmOS > firewalls, even in concept, except in one post written in Chinese, which > I don't read!! :-) > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions.
