privacy issues when doing work on a mobile device?

[kyrax12]

As a current ipad user I am noticing that my documents on microsoft word is saved on account.

I would much prefer my work be saved on memory of my device than on account or on a cloud.

Mostly due to privacy reasons.

 

[lxskllr]

"The cloud" is a security risk. I keep everything on my device, and backup to pc as necessary. I do have access to SpiderOak, but important stuff is encrypted on top of their encryption, and the rest isn't so important.

 

[kyrax12]

"The cloud" is a security risk. I keep everything on my device, and backup to pc as necessary. I do have access to SpiderOak, but important stuff is encrypted on top of their encryption, and the rest isn't so important.

What I am worried about isn't so much more of a security risk, but companies having access to your data.

Like saving documents on account instead on a device's internal memory.

 

[lxskllr]

What I am worried about isn't so much more of a security risk, but companies having access to your data.

That's a security risk. Companies aren't your friend. They'll sell you out as soon as it benefits them to do so. Regardless of what they put on paper, policy isn't a security feature. That can be changed by a pen stroke, and turned inside out. The only security you can trust is what you do yourself.

 

[kyrax12]

That's a security risk. Companies aren't your friend. They'll sell you out as soon as it benefits them to do so. Regardless of what they put on paper, policy isn't a security feature. That can be changed by a pen stroke, and turned inside out. The only security you can trust is what you do yourself.

So I see that is a major drawback with mobile devices. (Or iOS devices)

At least with desktop I can save the work onto my hard-drive.

 

[lxskllr]

So I see that is a major drawback with mobile devices. (Or iOS devices)

At least with desktop I can save the work onto my hard-drive.

I don't know how Apple does things, but I'd be shocked if you couldn't turn off "cloud save" features. Nothing on my phone gets synced with Google. Now that might make things marginally more difficult if I step on my phone tomorrow, and have to buy another one, but it really is a marginal inconvenience. I have everything I need on my computer, and it'll only take a short amount of time to get everything I need on a new phone.