diff --git a/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TaskApiDao.java b/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TaskApiDao.java
index a00b4c19f..c09237eb5 100644
--- a/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TaskApiDao.java
+++ b/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TaskApiDao.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.todoroo.andlib.data.ContentResolverDao;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.data.TodorooCursor;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.ContextManager;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Criterion;
+import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Field;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Functions;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Query;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.AstridApiConstants;
@@ -91,6 +92,23 @@ public class TaskApiDao extends ContentResolverDao<Task> {
             return Criterion.or(Task.TITLE.isNull(), Task.TITLE.eq(""));
         }
 
+        /** @return tasks that have not yet been completed or deleted */
+        public static Criterion activeVisibleMine() {
+            return Criterion.and(Task.COMPLETION_DATE.eq(0),
+                    Task.DELETION_DATE.eq(0),
+                    Task.HIDE_UNTIL.lt(Functions.now()),
+                    Field.field(Task.FLAGS.name + " & " + //$NON-NLS-1$
+                            Task.FLAG_IS_READONLY).eq(0),
+                    Task.USER_ID.eq(0));
+        }
+
+        /** Check if a given task belongs to someone else & is read-only */
+        public static Criterion ownedByMe() {
+             return Criterion.and(Field.field(Task.FLAGS.name+ " & " + //$NON-NLS-1$
+                     Task.FLAG_IS_READONLY).eq(0),
+                     Task.USER_ID.eq(0));
+        }
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMetadataService.java b/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMetadataService.java
index 6bfda336a..bef3a3b4c 100644
--- a/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMetadataService.java
+++ b/api/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMetadataService.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ abstract public class SyncMetadataService<TYPE extends SyncContainer> {
      */
     public TodorooCursor<Task> getLocallyCreated(Property<?>... properties) {
         TodorooCursor<Task> tasks = taskDao.query(Query.select(Task.ID).where(
-                TaskCriteria.isActive()).orderBy(Order.asc(Task.ID)));
+                Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.isActive(), TaskCriteria.ownedByMe())).orderBy(Order.asc(Task.ID)));
 
         return joinWithMetadata(tasks, false, properties);
     }
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ abstract public class SyncMetadataService<TYPE extends SyncContainer> {
         if(lastSyncDate == 0)
             tasks = taskDao.query(Query.select(Task.ID).where(Criterion.none));
         else
-            tasks = taskDao.query(Query.select(Task.ID).where(
-                    Task.MODIFICATION_DATE.gt(lastSyncDate)).orderBy(Order.asc(Task.ID)));
+            tasks = taskDao.query(Query.select(Task.ID).where(Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.ownedByMe(), Task.MODIFICATION_DATE.gt(lastSyncDate)))
+                    .orderBy(Order.asc(Task.ID)));
         tasks = filterLocallyUpdated(tasks, lastSyncDate);
 
         return joinWithMetadata(tasks, true, properties);
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java
index 78a7209a9..703a792ba 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.AstridFilterExposer;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterListItem;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.MetadataDao.MetadataCriteria;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Metadata;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskApiDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.tags.TagService;
 
 /**
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterActivity.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterActivity.java
index 0f9e48230..46cf6bf83 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterActivity.java
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.MultipleSelectCriterion;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.PermaSql;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.TextInputCriterion;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.Database;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskApiDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.service.StatisticsService;
 
 /**
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java
index 74eb3af26..ea2f2498b 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterListItem;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.PermaSql;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.StoreObjectDao;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.StoreObject;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskApiDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.gtasks.GtasksPreferenceService;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.service.TagDataService;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.tags.TagService;
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/reminders/ReminderService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/reminders/ReminderService.java
index 6975e4b35..b6f65fae3 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/reminders/ReminderService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/reminders/ReminderService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.Preferences;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskApiDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.utility.Constants;
 
 
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ public final class ReminderService  {
     private TodorooCursor<Task> getTasksWithReminders(Property<?>... properties) {
         return taskDao.query(Query.select(properties).where(Criterion.and(
                 TaskCriteria.isActive(),
-                TaskCriteria.ownedByMe(),
+                TaskApiDao.TaskCriteria.ownedByMe(),
                 Criterion.or(Task.REMINDER_FLAGS.gt(0), Task.REMINDER_PERIOD.gt(0)))));
     }
 
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
index 85cfbce82..1140edb74 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Metadata;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TagData;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskApiDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Update;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.service.MetadataService;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.service.TagDataService;
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ public final class TagService {
         return new QueryTemplate().where(Criterion.and(
                 Criterion.not(Task.ID.in(Query.select(Metadata.TASK).from(Metadata.TABLE).where(MetadataCriteria.withKey(KEY)))),
                 TaskCriteria.isActive(),
-                TaskCriteria.ownedByMe(),
+                TaskApiDao.TaskCriteria.ownedByMe(),
                 TaskCriteria.isVisible()));
     }
 
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
index d5eef5647..b6faa8b43 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import com.todoroo.andlib.data.DatabaseDao;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.Autowired;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.DependencyInjectionService;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Criterion;
-import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Field;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Functions;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.DateUtilities;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.Preferences;
@@ -63,13 +62,6 @@ public class TaskDao extends DatabaseDao<Task> {
     	    return Task.DELETION_DATE.neq(0);
     	}
 
-    	/** Check if a given task belongs to someone else & is read-only */
-        public static Criterion ownedByMe() {
-             return Criterion.and(Field.field(Task.FLAGS.name+ " & " + //$NON-NLS-1$
-                     Task.FLAG_IS_READONLY).eq(0),
-                     Task.USER_ID.eq(0));
-    	}
-
     	/** @return tasks that were not deleted */
     	public static Criterion notDeleted() {
     	    return Task.DELETION_DATE.eq(0);
@@ -82,16 +74,6 @@ public class TaskDao extends DatabaseDao<Task> {
     	            Task.HIDE_UNTIL.lt(Functions.now()));
     	}
 
-    	/** @return tasks that have not yet been completed or deleted */
-    	public static Criterion activeVisibleMine() {
-            return Criterion.and(Task.COMPLETION_DATE.eq(0),
-                    Task.DELETION_DATE.eq(0),
-                    Task.HIDE_UNTIL.lt(Functions.now()),
-                    Field.field(Task.FLAGS.name + " & " + //$NON-NLS-1$
-                            Task.FLAG_IS_READONLY).eq(0),
-                    Task.USER_ID.eq(0));
-    	}
-
     	/** @return tasks that have not yet been completed or deleted */
     	public static Criterion isActive() {
     	    return Criterion.and(Task.COMPLETION_DATE.eq(0),