Thread 107193857

Hello /g/eniuses,
is using firefox sync safe? does it sell data is anyone using it? is it botnet?

>>107193857 (OP)
Never sync, never cloud.
Imho anon you will eventually have some 0day that's exploitable on computers somewhere on the internet.
Cloud sync is yet another computer beyond your own that you have to trust.

>>107193857 (OP)
But I also don't think mozilla has enough cash to store all the browsing history you ever had when you wipe it and sync it for all their customers.
Wipe it out of the cloud.

I will say this, don't store your passwords on the firefox cloud or in your web browser.

>>107193897
>>107193912
wut abt storing just my extensions and settings?

>>107193935
I guess, in theory same limitation applies.
But that's fine.

>>107193857 (OP)
i used sync for bookmarks for awhile then stopped and thought i deleted my account at firefox.
fast forward 6 months, decide to sign up again.
firefox still had all my data, nothing was removed.

host your own sync server
https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs

>>107193972
Wait, doesn't Mozilla delete the data off their servers once the sync is complete? It's beyond retarded if they actually keep it.

>>107193897
I literally selected and copied thousands of android mull bookmarks one by one just so I could save them without having to sync my shit to their 1984 server crap.

>>107193857 (OP)
I vaguely remember having similar reservations a couple of years then I read that they encrypt the data in transit and in storage, I think I also checked their open source implementation for having locally hosted storage that it indeed kept the data encrypted and decided to use Firefox Sync. It's been comfy. I just hope they don't decide to suddenly disable encryption and store all of my shit unencrypted.

>>107194813
I believe you, glowie-kun

>>107193857 (OP)
I sync only this

>>107195363
>syncing bookmarks
>syncing your 3k panda links

>>107195416
what if computah dies and I would like to get some of my bookmarks on new computah?

>>107195744
export bookmarks to json file and store on external then import json file on new komptah

>>107196574
I would have to store jason file on camputer like every day because sometimes I add like 4 or 5 bookmarks a day, I am too lazy

>>107196770
i will now harvest your panda links

>>107196880
I don't even know what panda links are but okay go ahead

>>107196880
this is one of my bookmarks. you will learn something when you harvest

>enable sync
>it syncs factory settings from a new location to the cloud
>then syncs that to my other connected devices
>now all devices are at factory settings and i lost all my bookmarks
Thanks firefox, very cool

>>107196929
he looks like a libidinous old man

>>107197033
he made the first picture of a black hole

>>107193857 (OP)
firefox itself is a botnet

>>107197059
Thanks /g/