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Firefox Sync let's you syncronize Bookmarks, Open tabs, Logins, History, Add-ons and Preferences across devices by logging in once with username password

by pwlb 7y ago

javajosh 7y ago
Couple of questions about this: does FF import Chrome logins? Also, can Mozilla read the data or are they doing client-side-encryption?
- Vinnl 7y ago
  I'm not sure about the former, but the answer to your second question is yes, they do client-side encryption: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-your-data-safe-even-if-tls-fails https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-...
- mnoorenberghe 7y ago
  Yes, it can now import logins/passwords from Chrome/Chromium on macOS, Windows support already existed for some years. > Passwords can now be imported from Chrome on macOS in addition to existing support for Windows https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/70.0/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/70.0/releasenotes/
  - redblacktree 7y ago
    Wow. That's the final bit. Thank you!
mistermann 7y ago
Can each of those be turned on or off per device, and dont get sneakily turned back on during upgrades?
- maximente 7y ago
  by way of logging in/out, yes
- johnchristopher 7y ago
  edit: Sorry for anyone I misled. You can't opt a particular kind of data out of syncing per device. You can only enable/disable for the whole account. Yes, each (bookmarks, history, passwords, tabs ) can be turned on or off per device basis.
  - mnoorenberghe 7y ago
    This is incorrect AFAIK. The sync toggle for a data type is for the whole account, not per-device.
    - johnchristopher 7y ago
      You are right. Always thought it worked like that but indeed it is for the whole account and not per device. My bad.
mch82 7y ago
Here’s the Sync security FAQ to answer javajosh’s follow up question, which I can’t reply to directly. “How Firefox Sync keeps your data safe even if TLS fails” https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-your-data-safe-even-if-tls-fails https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-...
- jamiek88 7y ago
  If you click on the 'x hours ago' part of the comment next to the username you will get a parent link and can then reply to and save individual comments.

Firefox Sync let's you syncronize Bookmarks, Open tabs, Logins, History, Add-ons and Preferences across devices by logging in once with username password

by pwlb 7y ago

Firefox Sync let's you syncronize Bookmarks, Open tabs, Logins, History, Add-ons and Preferences across devices by logging in once with username password

javajosh 7y ago

Couple of questions about this: does FF import Chrome logins? Also, can Mozilla read the data or are they doing client-side-encryption?

Vinnl 7y ago
I'm not sure about the former, but the answer to your second question is yes, they do client-side encryption: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-your-data-safe-even-if-tls-fails https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-...
mnoorenberghe 7y ago
Yes, it can now import logins/passwords from Chrome/Chromium on macOS, Windows support already existed for some years. > Passwords can now be imported from Chrome on macOS in addition to existing support for Windows https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/70.0/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/70.0/releasenotes/
- redblacktree 7y ago
  Wow. That's the final bit. Thank you!

mistermann 7y ago

Can each of those be turned on or off per device, and dont get sneakily turned back on during upgrades?

maximente 7y ago
by way of logging in/out, yes
johnchristopher 7y ago
edit: Sorry for anyone I misled. You can't opt a particular kind of data out of syncing per device. You can only enable/disable for the whole account. Yes, each (bookmarks, history, passwords, tabs ) can be turned on or off per device basis.
- mnoorenberghe 7y ago
  This is incorrect AFAIK. The sync toggle for a data type is for the whole account, not per-device.
  - johnchristopher 7y ago
    You are right. Always thought it worked like that but indeed it is for the whole account and not per device. My bad.

mch82 7y ago

Here’s the Sync security FAQ to answer javajosh’s follow up question, which I can’t reply to directly. “How Firefox Sync keeps your data safe even if TLS fails” https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-your-data-safe-even-if-tls-fails https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-...

jamiek88 7y ago
If you click on the 'x hours ago' part of the comment next to the username you will get a parent link and can then reply to and save individual comments.