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> In this case, the software is open source, so the software can be evaluated. You enter your password on a page Mozilla serve[0]; they can change the source o
by zeveb 9y ago
> In this case, the software is open source, so the software can be evaluated.
You enter your password on a page Mozilla serve[0]; they can change the source of that page at any time, and for a single user. They could for example, send your password in the clear back to their servers if they wished.
0: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/accounts/
- Xylakant 9y agoAll of this seems to be very alpha, but it's described as a standalone password manager and as far as I skimmed the docs, the firefox account doesn't necessarily seem to be a requirement. It might be something the extension requires, though.
- zeveb 9y agoAh, good point — I was thinking of the issues with Firefox Sync.