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For me, Firefox Sync and Zotero are the two must-haves that Chrome doesn't match at all. Firefox Sync goes so far beyond any other sync tool I've ever seen, it'

For me, Firefox Sync and Zotero are the two must-haves that Chrome doesn't match at all. Firefox Sync goes so far beyond any other sync tool I've ever seen, it's incredible. Likewise, Zotero's browser-level integration is immensely helpful in research. There are, of course, other reasons why I like Firefox, but those two are what render Firefox essential.

alanh 16y ago
Chrome’s sync does more and more all the time. What does Firefox Sync do for you? Genuinely curious.
- cgranade 16y ago
  The big one is syncing of passwords and preferences in an encrypted manner. It means that I can nearly transparently switch computers while still using secure randomly-generated passwords for each site. Last I checked that was not supported by Chrome Sync, but if I'm out of date with that, I'd love to know.
  - alanh 16y ago
    Yes, it does password and autofill sync now.
    - sid0 16y ago
      Does Google know about your passwords?
      - pilif 16y ago
        You can enable client side encryption. At this point you'll have to give chrome a password the first time it wants to sync, but google wouldn't know your passwords. On a related note: what exactly is the business value for google to abuse your trust and misuse the passwords you've given them in the course of non-client-side encrypted password sync?
        sid0 16y ago
        > On a related note: what exactly is the business value for google to abuse your trust and misuse the passwords you've given them in the course of non-client-side encrypted password sync? No one else in the world knows my passwords. Period.
        drivebyacct2 16y ago
        So use the client side encryption.
drivebyacct2 16y ago
Chrome Sync does everything that Firefox Sync does, but Zotero looks (really, really cool, but sadly) unsupported. There always seem to be those few extensions that haven't been ported over that a lot of people use. I understand that. I'm just fortunate that the few extensions I use have fantastic Chrome ports.
- cgranade 16y ago
  There's been some talk of making Zotero stand-alone to deal with that kind of issue, but that's enough of a project I think it will be a while still. In the meantime, a Chrome port doesn't make much sense in some ways, as it'd wind up duplicating effort with a stand-alone port. In the short term, an unfortunate blow for data portability...
- sid0 16y ago
  Chrome Sync does everything that Firefox Sync does I really don't think it does. For one, it doesn't encrypt your data client-side so that Google won't know about it.

alanh 16y ago

Chrome’s sync does more and more all the time. What does Firefox Sync do for you? Genuinely curious.

cgranade 16y ago
The big one is syncing of passwords and preferences in an encrypted manner. It means that I can nearly transparently switch computers while still using secure randomly-generated passwords for each site. Last I checked that was not supported by Chrome Sync, but if I'm out of date with that, I'd love to know.
- alanh 16y ago
  Yes, it does password and autofill sync now.
  - sid0 16y ago
    Does Google know about your passwords?
    - pilif 16y ago
      You can enable client side encryption. At this point you'll have to give chrome a password the first time it wants to sync, but google wouldn't know your passwords. On a related note: what exactly is the business value for google to abuse your trust and misuse the passwords you've given them in the course of non-client-side encrypted password sync?
      - sid0 16y ago
        > On a related note: what exactly is the business value for google to abuse your trust and misuse the passwords you've given them in the course of non-client-side encrypted password sync? No one else in the world knows my passwords. Period.
        drivebyacct2 16y ago
        So use the client side encryption.

drivebyacct2 16y ago

Chrome Sync does everything that Firefox Sync does, but Zotero looks (really, really cool, but sadly) unsupported. There always seem to be those few extensions that haven't been ported over that a lot of people use. I understand that. I'm just fortunate that the few extensions I use have fantastic Chrome ports.

cgranade 16y ago
There's been some talk of making Zotero stand-alone to deal with that kind of issue, but that's enough of a project I think it will be a while still. In the meantime, a Chrome port doesn't make much sense in some ways, as it'd wind up duplicating effort with a stand-alone port. In the short term, an unfortunate blow for data portability...
sid0 16y ago
Chrome Sync does everything that Firefox Sync does I really don't think it does. For one, it doesn't encrypt your data client-side so that Google won't know about it.