Originally Posted by
crossy
OP I was replying to was saying that contact sync was difficult - so I was pointing out that it wasn't. And actually my youngest kid pointed out that she could sync her Android phone with Outlook and then sync the new WP8 one with the same data source (Outlook), so there's a second route - one that doesn't involve a trip to the Googleverse.
And yes, I know you regard your contact list as sacrosanct, fair enough. Then again, got to wonder if Google are able to infer your contact list from the other side, e.g. do the "Bacon Number" trick? if those contacts aren't taking the same privacy-is-paramount view as you do.
PS please don't take the above as a criticism - everyone's entitled to their opinion - merely pointing out that your data might already be out there without your explicit consent. Of course, I'm also prepared to be told that I'm out of line here.