[cedhax]

Originally Posted by odamizu

Please do not attribute things to me that I never said.

I was trying not to point fingers, but since you insist, I was referring to MapleRead's private server, not Dropbox (which I use happily). The feature page on MapleRead's web page clearly states:"we offer sync services across your devices via our own Cloud" [emphasis added].

So what's the your definition of a private server?

Let's consdier iCloud. iCloud is Apple's own cloud (server), not some other company's cloud. Is iCloud private or public? Of course, iCloud is public. Otherwise, you won't be able to use it. Similarly, MapleRead provides its public service through it own cloud. So is Dropbox. If you choose to call MapleRead's cloud private, then by the same logic, Dropbox's and Apple's iCloud should be called private too. Bluefire Reader has its own sync server too. What's wrong with that?

Originally Posted by odamizu

In order to sync reading location on MapleRead, you need to register with Maplepop. Neither Hyphen nor Marvin require you to register with the developer. (Indeed, Marvin's privacy policy, goes so far as to say: "Marvin is a well-behaved app and does not require a user account to operate.")

MapleRead, on the other hand, requires you to create an account in order to sync. From MapleRead's Privacy Policy: "When you create a Maplepop account, you will be asked to provide your email address, which will also be used as your Maplepop ID ... Your Maplepop ID is used for authentication of services such as synchronization of reading progress data of your books across devices ... We may collect information such as device information, operating system version, language, and the time zone where a Maplepop product or service is used. We also may collect information about user activities in Maplepop apps, services and on our websites." The information appears to be anonymized, and I could live with this issue if MapleRead suited me best, but it doesn't.

Every website or every app with a webserver backend these days more or less collects information like that. Have you read Apple's privacy policy? MapleRead's Privacy Policy states that "Maplepop does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties." But there is no similar reassurance statement in Apple's Privacy Policy that I can find.

By the way, if you were really serious about what you say in your next paragraph, I don't know why you wrote so much about MapleRead's privacy policy in the first place.

Originally Posted by odamizu

Finally, I would like to apologize to anyone who wants to stay on-topic and echo kyteflyer's point that this is a Hyphen thread and request that we keep the discussion on Hyphen. If people want to argue about which ereading app is the best, please start a new thread. I think Marvin, MapleRead and Hyphen are all great reading apps, and I'm glad cedhax has found an ereading app s/he loves. We are lucky to have so many great choices.

But this is a Hyphen thread, and I agree with kyteflyer that we should keep the discussion to Hyphen. Thanks.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.