Security, privacy issues

Hello,
few months ago I noticed something interesting and alarming.
I have a 2g Touch, and I bought it since I found the iPhone too expensive.
since then I use it as if it were my netbook and phone (on my campus secure wifi)
but, after having used my account for skype, i switched to my brother's account on my own iTouch.
then when I launch the app, I find that the contacts list was imported or copied to my bro's skype list. (all the info I had under my mac's address book) I first thought it was temporary or that it was just using the DB on my itouch only. (but i was anyway surprised, I know i can choose to allow the access, but still, it is alarming, u'll see why)
then i go to my bro's pc (and to my mac) to launch skype with my bro's account, then I find that all my contact list was saved on my bro's skype contact list on the (skype) server!!!
then i find this interesting article:
http://www.macworld.com/article/143047/2009/09/phone_hole.html
In my case, it was with my brother's account, but can U imagine if I didn't know about this and I just had used a friend's itouch? I know a normal person won't need to do such a thing, but u never know.
my point is: your personal data (addresse book) and other sensitive info should be encrypted and not accessible to 3rd party apps in such an easy way (and according to the article above, it is a feature and not a 'security hole')....
we used to have traditional paper agendas with sensitive info written on them... now we have electronic gadgets, but these gadgets should guarantee us a certain level of security/safety...
i love apple products, and itouch is the ideal agenda/personal mini pc/music player....
but when i learn about these things, and the fact that someone on the cybernetwork can steal my info and my friend's numbers and emails and other sensitive data, i feel kind of virtually r*ped...
it is serious.. i know that companies/app developpers might want to use some data of yours (without telling u) for marketing purposes, but what would it be next?
im about to buy the 3g itouch, but im considering a 2nd thought...
Message was edited by: Sungyub Han

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