Following video of thelinuxexperiment and all the news against mozilla.
I finally switched to librewolf completely.
I exported and imported all kind of data too.

But I want to use ffsync only to keep my mobile (android) in sync with my pc (want to sync history also so flocuss etc will not work)
So I want to enable ffsync in librewolf

I have seen faq but as mozilla recently introduced their terms of usage (and all the hate against it)
Is it still private enough to use ffsync? what can be downsides?

  • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
    93·
    3 days ago

    what can be downsides?

    The same that pushed you to stop using FF the browser to begin with?

    I mean, if you worry about FF/Mozilla doing naughty things with your browsing data, should you not worry as much if not more about the data you ask them to sync for you and save on their very own servers?

    For the time being, it’s not a definitive decision as I’m waiting to see what they will do next, I’ve quit using FF (using Waterfox instead) and for me not using FF obviously also meant to stop using their sync feature.

      • poVoq@slrpnk.net
        41·
        3 days ago

        You still need to log into their servers and thus provide them a lot of meta-data, like IP addresses, when and approximatly where you are using your browser, on how many devices etc.

        • checksout@piefed.socialOPEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          Hmm,
          Will self hosting sync solve the problem??

          Btw this metadat collection will happen anyway if you use addons (though not linked to your account)?

          • poVoq@slrpnk.net
            21·
            3 days ago

            Yes, in theory, but in praxis no because self-hosting the sync server alone still depends on the centralized auth server from Mozilla, and self-hosting that as well is possible but complicated. It’s sadly a mess, and you might be better off not using Firefox sync at all.

            As for your other question, depends on the specific addon, but usually no.