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They are not deleting already existing data, they removed the user-facing features and the collection of new data.
by fmoralesc 8y ago
They are not deleting already existing data, they removed the user-facing features and the collection of new data.
- yborg 8y agoNo, they said they intend to remove the data entirely in the future and that you should back it up yourself if you want to keep it.
- gkya 8y agoThey will remove the data in a future release. I.e. if you don't read the entire release notes for all the software you use, there's a chance that your data will be removed inadvertently, if you happen to use the feature. Firefox has problems with data loss. I have lost my open tabs on multiple occasions in scenarios where it's totally possible to recover the entire data (just using atomic writes). Recently, I mistakenly opened FF 52 instead of FF 61 (Debian has 52), and all my bookmarks were deleted. Luckily I had a backup of the user profile so that I survived that. I like FF, but I cannot trust it with my data one bit. And now it's no more only mistakes but it's intentional, user-hostile design decisions.