Dragon Dictation has made a big splash in the App Store this week, and deservedly so as it’s a hugely impressive app. There has also been a fair bit of fuss about what exactly the app does or does not do with your contacts stored on your iPhone, and why it uploads them to its server – and we’ve seen questions about this in the comments here on the site as well.
Dragon Mobile, the publishers of the app, have now provided a very clear set of answers on this subject, in a blog post that outlines what is uploaded, why it is uploaded, and how the data is protected. Perhaps most importantly, they make this part clear:
We take this information and create an anonymous user profile for your device that understands what names are likely to dictate into a document. It’s important to note that we only upload the names, not the e-mail addresses, phone numbers or any other personally identifying information from your contacts.
To see all the details on this, straight from Dragon Mobile, check out their post here:
http://blog.dragonmobileapps.com/2009/12/what-dragon-dictation-for-iphone-does.html
I have been using – and enjoying – Dragon Dictation since the day it launched. I did not look closely at its license agreement and see the details on its usage of my contact information – but I have to say that having read their post, I have no worries at all in this area. And it should be a huge help when using people’s names within your dictation, which is bound to be quite often I would think.
If you’re using Dragon Dictation, you should definitely take a few minutes and check out Joe’s recent, superb Tips post on the app. It’s at:
http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-software/some-tips-for-dragon-dictation/
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