Has anyone read the Agreement (which you must accept before use)? It's a little concerning! Boldface is mine:
1. "You acknowledge and agree that Nuance may collect the names of individuals and companies that appear in your address book and the Speech Data as part of the Service and that such information shall only be used by Nuance or third parties acting under the direction of Nuance pursuant to the confidentiality agreements as identified above."
- FYI, the "Speech Data" is defined as anything you say or transcribe, and all generated log files.
- Your data may be available to any third party entity with which Nuance chooses to business.
- There is no confidentiality agreement identified above. Check.
2. Nuance, "to meet legal or regulatory requirements," will turn your information over to a "government institution" or, "in the event of a sale, merger or acquisition of Nuance," to whoever takes control of Nuance. They will also turn over your information to your wireless carrier simply "if so requested."(!!)
3. Per the Agreement, it is in effect when you download the software, before you even use it or tap the Agree button.
4. Deleting the application does not explicitly terminate the Agreement. Only Nuance may terminate the Agreement.
Screw that! I'll type my own texts, thank you very much. Unfortunately, since the "Agreement" is apparently in effect upon installation, I have no way of knowing if my contact information was already acquired. Anyone else bothered by this?