MobileMe security and privacy questions

Hope this is the right forum for this. I am considering getting MobileMe but I'm concerned that my information would no longer be private because it would be beamed over the airwaves.
How private is all my info after allowing MobileMe to transfer all my data? It would seem to me that I am allowing hackers and/or Big Brother access to all my files. Any one have any solid info on this?

Copied from this link.
http://www.articlesbase.com/information-technology-articles/wireless-security-gs m-lan-and-wifi-networks-564519.html
GSM phones use encrypted technology that enables secure voice and data transfer during calls.
The same applies to data access via the cellular network.
More than likely you are beaming all sorts of information over the airwaves without a MobileMe account. Are you accessing any email account with the iPhone's Mail client? If so, messages received and sent with the email account you are currently accessing with the iPhone's Mail client is being beamed over the airwaves - via an available wi-fi network, or AT&T's cellular network.
I have not read a single report about any Apple servers being compromised including MobileMe servers.

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