I think we're well past the point where this kind of thing only raises an eyebrow.
"However, Vlingo admits that their app does collect certain data types before users agree to their privacy policy. This means before you agree to allow data to be sent to the company the app does, in fact, collect location, carrier and phone identification information, which is then transferred unencrypted to Vlingo's servers. According to their representatives, this is due to synchronization issues with processes that normally run in the background."
See, it's the syncronization issues' fault. Who wrote those sync processes? Well, they don't say.
"However, Vlingo admits that their app does collect certain data types before users agree to their privacy policy. This means before you agree to allow data to be sent to the company the app does, in fact, collect location, carrier and phone identification information, which is then transferred unencrypted to Vlingo's servers. According to their representatives, this is due to synchronization issues with processes that normally run in the background."
See, it's the syncronization issues' fault. Who wrote those sync processes? Well, they don't say.