• @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    Only on one instance, because I don’t want the same bookmarks and set of extensions on every computer. I wish it were more configurable.

  • @[email protected]
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    101 year ago

    I use it for preferences and bookmarks and stuff. But I never save passwords in any browser, I have my password manager for that.

  • look997
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    I use it, but when I experimented with data synchronization using Firefox Sync, it simply doesn’t work, it is so unreliable and unpredictable that you can’t bet on it. It’s a real pity, because I wanted to use it for a cool thing, synchronizing data of one website, without having my own server for that website. It failed because Firefox Sync fails.

  • @[email protected]
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    11 year ago

    I used it accidentally. Now my work PC and my personal laptop have a mishmash of unwanted bookmarks on each

  • Sips'
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    Yeah, I mainly use it for the “send tab to device X”, love that feature so much!

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      I wish this feature would work for me. I can send a tab from firefox on windows or Linux and it won’t show up on Firefox for iOS at all, or sometimes it will show up after a long (5+ min) delay.

      • Sips'
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        Hmm that’s weird, always worked flawlessly for me, I do also have my devices on the same VPN at all times though, maybe it’s that? I also only use Linux and Android.

    • look997
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      51 year ago

      I recommend KDE Connect, it also has this function. :)
      But sometimes I use this and sometimes I use that feature.

  • @[email protected]
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    I love Sync!

    Except on iOS, where my bookmarks and passwords never actually synch, because it’s not really Firefox but a weird skin on Safari because… Apple.

    • Ephera
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      Firefox Sync is end-to-end-encrypted, meaning your data gets encrypted before upload and decrypted after download. The encryption key, i.e. your password, never leaves your computer. The way a password reset works, is by simply erasing your data from the server and then re-uploading from your Firefoxes. This means, if law enforcement or attackers get data from Mozilla’s servers, they can’t do anything with your Sync data.

      I’m on board with being sceptical about security, but this is one of the simplest and most bulletproof approaches.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          Without trying to sound condescending, you’re basically rambling surface level half-truths about encryption, companies, legal pressure and proprietary components like IME.

          Firefox Sync is open source. It gets encrypted locally. If for some reason someone is interested in your bookmarks, they won’t be able to get them from a Firefox Server. They’ll simply grab them from your local system in their unencrypted state.

          Yes, most currently relevant CPUs for consumers, implement something like the IME or the AMD equivalent of it. This can be a source of paranoia, but, unless you are expecting to be the target of state actors, not a very logical one.

          It honestly sounds like you read some technical keywords, looked up their definition on Wikipedia and drew your own, wrong conclusions.

    • voxel
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      ff sync data is encrypted locally, on your machine.

  • @[email protected]
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    Yep. It’s e2e encrypted, and you can even self-host the sync server, if you don’t want to rely on an external service. Pretty much a no-brainer.

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        Yea, it’s pretty easy if you already have a server. All you need to do is run a docker container, and change the identity.sync.tokenserver.uri setting in about:config. On mobile you have to enable the debug mode by going to “Settings > About Firefox” and tapping the Firefox logo a few times, then go to the new “Sync Debug” settings entry.

        The container above only runs the sync-server though, you still have to log into a Mozilla account to use it. There is a replacement that includes the whole stack, but I haven’t tried that one yet.

        • @[email protected]
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          Neat, sounds simple enough. Thanks!

          Though if it still requires a Mozilla account I’m not sure its really worth it. If I’m trusting them enough to sign in through their account, then I trust them enough to believe its all e2ee anyways. So I’m not sure I’d be gaining much.

          I’ll look into the full stack though. If its just a case of a few other containers in a compose file, I’d give it a try.

  • Maxnmy's
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    I wouldn’t have it any other way. I need to have my desktop and phone browsers synced.

  • Aa!
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    No, I don’t need yet another account, nor do I have a need to sync anything.

    I don’t really use bookmarks, and haven’t found much value in sharing anything between my devices. I just install ublock on new devices and that’s about it.

    • @[email protected]
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      For me its mainly history.

      Having to type out full URLs for sites I’ve already visited on other devices bums me out.

      So does not being able to go back and look for that one thing in my history. When was that… was that on my phone, or my laptop, or my desktop…?

  • @[email protected]
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    I sync bookmarks, extensions and browsing history. I do not sync autofill or passwords. Credit cards are never saved to anything. I use KeePass for Passwords.

  • @[email protected]
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    Rarely, mostly due to accessing a cool website I found a few days ago on the device I am currently using