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VoyagerI

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5. icloud is good but when it comes to privacy and backup....hm

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 07:59 AM

Sep 2012

I might be too cautious as I don't even trust online banking. However after the privacy scare from the hack into that prominent journalist's Amazon, Apple, Google and Twitter accounts, I'd prefer to keep my iPhone contacts backed up in an offline copy stored on my PC in addition to (or instead of) using the iCloud. Here is what I use as an alternative to copy my iphone contacts to my computer.

I have to admit, though, that there is nothing more convenient than having multiple Apple iDevices and seamlessly syncing your contacts between them.

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FYI: iCloud syncing is instant and perfect. [View all] onehandle Jan 2012 OP

Did they fix the issue with 2 different accounts for mail and itunes? n2doc Jan 2012 #1

They still do not allow you to use multiple legacy accounts in one iCloud account. onehandle Jan 2012 #2

that's the one problem with it. Otherwise, it works great. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2012 #3

You can virtualize the PPC stuff sir pball Sep 2012 #6

I plead ignorance eyeofnewt Jan 2012 #4

icloud is good but when it comes to privacy and backup....hm VoyagerI Sep 2012 #5

Apple and Amazon really screwed the pouch on Mat Honan's security mythology Sep 2012 #7

I use iCloud only for making sure that iBooks appear on both my phone and Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2012 #8

My OP is from January, but I've expanded my iCloud usage since then. onehandle Sep 2012 #9