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What some probably consider a privacy nightmare is a Chrome feature I like very much: It syncs all my history, bookmarks and passwords across devices via my Goo

by mh-cx 7y ago

What some probably consider a privacy nightmare is a Chrome feature I like very much: It syncs all my history, bookmarks and passwords across devices via my Google account. That's especially convenient whenever I get a new device. Is there something comparable for Firefox?

thehoff 7y ago
Firefox does have sync and it supposedly does all that. I use Firefox but don't use sync. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/
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mcstafford 7y ago
Yes * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync
- techntoke 7y ago
  Firefox sync needs a well-maintained Docker image.
  - matthew-wegner 7y ago
    And iOS support for a self-hosted sync server :(
lucb1e 7y ago
It would have taken you less long to duck/google that than to type that comment, so I feel like I'm missing your point. Did you mean to emphasize that you don't mind sharing data with Google, or was it really just asking about if firefox sync exists?
- happytoexplain 7y ago
  Please don't discourage people from asking questions directly to other humans. Google results can be surprisingly obtuse, and no matter how much information has been written about something, there are always cases where the clearest and fullest answer for a given individual comes from a direct response - and even if that's not the case here, people certainly don't need more excuses to shy away from asking questions.
  - lucb1e 7y ago
    (Relevant username :) ) Fair enough, I'll consider that next time such a situation comes up.
opencl 7y ago
Firefox's sync feature is comparable except that it's not a privacy nightmare because it's end to end encrypted and you can also run your own sync server if you want to.
scns 7y ago
Yes, Firefox Sync

by mh-cx 7y ago

thehoff 7y ago

Firefox does have sync and it supposedly does all that. I use Firefox but don't use sync. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/

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mcstafford 7y ago

Yes * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync

techntoke 7y ago
Firefox sync needs a well-maintained Docker image.
- matthew-wegner 7y ago
  And iOS support for a self-hosted sync server :(

lucb1e 7y ago

It would have taken you less long to duck/google that than to type that comment, so I feel like I'm missing your point. Did you mean to emphasize that you don't mind sharing data with Google, or was it really just asking about if firefox sync exists?

happytoexplain 7y ago
Please don't discourage people from asking questions directly to other humans. Google results can be surprisingly obtuse, and no matter how much information has been written about something, there are always cases where the clearest and fullest answer for a given individual comes from a direct response - and even if that's not the case here, people certainly don't need more excuses to shy away from asking questions.
- lucb1e 7y ago
  (Relevant username :) ) Fair enough, I'll consider that next time such a situation comes up.

opencl 7y ago

Firefox's sync feature is comparable except that it's not a privacy nightmare because it's end to end encrypted and you can also run your own sync server if you want to.

scns 7y ago

Yes, Firefox Sync