Of course, if you're concerned about privacy, it may be a good idea to abstain from iCloud backup/sync and not send all your notes, contacts, etc. to a remote s

Of course, if you're concerned about privacy, it may be a good idea to abstain from iCloud backup/sync and not send all your notes, contacts, etc. to a remote server in the first place. iTunes backups may be relatively clumsy, but they still work.