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1. Panorama (formerly "Tab Candy"): http://mashable.com/2010/08/25/firefox-4-beta-4-panorama/ http://mashable.com/2010/08/25/firefox-4-beta-4-panorama/ 2. Fire

1. Panorama (formerly "Tab Candy"): http://mashable.com/2010/08/25/firefox-4-beta-4-panorama/ http://mashable.com/2010/08/25/firefox-4-beta-4-panorama/ 2. Firefox Sync, which syncs bookmarks, tabs, passwords, history, and formfill data to all your different computers -- and to Firefox for Android. Firefox Sync encrypts your data client-side for privacy and security, and you can run your own sync server if you want to. (There are multiple open-source server implementations.) See also: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/RC/features/ http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/RC/features/

dchest 16y ago
Unlike Chrome's bookmark sync, Firefox Sync encrypts your data client-side for privacy and security Chrome 10 can encrypt everything client-side too.
- mbrubeck 16y ago
  Thanks! I didn't know that. Fixed my comment.
- dhess 16y ago
  Everything that gets synced -- bookmarks, preferences, etc. -- or just passwords? Do you have a source for that? I can only find evidence that passwords are encrypted client-side.
  - mbrubeck 16y ago
    Hmm, good point. According to their documentation, "synced data is encrypted when it travels between your computer and Google’s servers" (this seems to refer to encryption in transit, i.e. SSL) and "As an added layer of protection, your saved passwords are encrypted on your computer and on Google’s servers using a cryptographic key." http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=165139 http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&#38... That does seem to imply that only passwords are encrypted while in storage. That's not surprising, since Chrome has a "master password" for password encryption, but unlike Firefox it does not require transferring an encryption key for your other sync data. (The client-side encryption key is the reason you need to "pair" your devices to set up Firefox Sync, instead of just entering a username and password.)
    - dchest 16y ago
      You're right, only passwords are encrypted, as evidenced in Google Dashboard.
  - gst 16y ago
    You can also see your Chrome bookmarks in your Google Docs interface - so not everything gets encrypted.

dchest 16y ago

Unlike Chrome's bookmark sync, Firefox Sync encrypts your data client-side for privacy and security Chrome 10 can encrypt everything client-side too.

mbrubeck 16y ago
Thanks! I didn't know that. Fixed my comment.
dhess 16y ago
Everything that gets synced -- bookmarks, preferences, etc. -- or just passwords? Do you have a source for that? I can only find evidence that passwords are encrypted client-side.
- mbrubeck 16y ago
  Hmm, good point. According to their documentation, "synced data is encrypted when it travels between your computer and Google’s servers" (this seems to refer to encryption in transit, i.e. SSL) and "As an added layer of protection, your saved passwords are encrypted on your computer and on Google’s servers using a cryptographic key." http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=165139 http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&#38... That does seem to imply that only passwords are encrypted while in storage. That's not surprising, since Chrome has a "master password" for password encryption, but unlike Firefox it does not require transferring an encryption key for your other sync data. (The client-side encryption key is the reason you need to "pair" your devices to set up Firefox Sync, instead of just entering a username and password.)
  - dchest 16y ago
    You're right, only passwords are encrypted, as evidenced in Google Dashboard.
- gst 16y ago
  You can also see your Chrome bookmarks in your Google Docs interface - so not everything gets encrypted.