MacRicco wrote:
This morning I tried to update my setting for this forum to reflect the update to 10.6.5. To my surprise I was unable to save the new settings and got an error concerning a missing email address. Somehow my Apple account got messed up. The only recent access to my account was by FaceTime when I added a second email address to be able to run it on two computers. This seems to have erased the primary email field on my account. I was able to reenter it, but should a (communication) application wield so much power? There is some sensitive information in there. Is there a real security risk here, or am I just a bit paranoid?
(1) There is no requirement to use one iD for every purpose. In fact, if you are
very paranoid, you might choose, to use different iD's for Discussions, the Store, iTunes, FaceTime on your desktop, FaceTime on your portable Mac, etc. You can use as many or as few as you want.
However, some iDs may have unique requirements. For example, the iD you use to activate FaceTime on Mac or iPod touch
must be a working email address. Therefore, those FaceTime users whose existing iD is not a working email address will be forced to create a new iD if they want to activate FaceTime for their Macs or iPods touch.
You already found a way to change your iD when necessary.
Users who use more than one iDs can manage their iDs at
https://appleid.apple.com/
(2) If you still have concerns, you can send feedback directly to Apple by either the:
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FaceTime >Provide FaceTime Feedback... menu item
- or -
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
You will not get a response, but you can be certain that the responsible Apple
people will see your input for consideration in FaceTime product development.
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