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Would Firefox Sync be an alternative? It could allow transparent use of Firefox and Chromium data with the same account with history, passwords, bookmarks shar

by Renaud 6y ago

Would Firefox Sync be an alternative? It could allow transparent use of Firefox and Chromium data with the same account with history, passwords, bookmarks shared and the rest of the options and add-ons segregated by browser. Firefox sync also has "Send Tabs", which -to me- is a great feature.

JoshTriplett 6y ago
Yes. I'd love to see a Firefox Sync implementation for Chromium, which would make it easier for people who use Firefox but occasionally need to run Chromium to open something that doesn't bother to handle browser compatibility.
Aeolun 6y ago
Potentially, but when I looked at Firefox sync to see if I could implement a custom version, the spec was kind of crazy complex.
- Vinnl 6y ago
  GNOME Web has implemented it though, so that could give some hope that this is feasible for Chromium as well.
yepguy 6y ago
Brave Sync would probably be a better fit. Brave is already built on top of Chromium, it's open source, and they recently "rebuilt [it] to be more directly compatible with the Chromium sync system" [1]. It's also E2EE and doesn't require an account. [1]: https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047642371-Sync-FAQ https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047642371-Syn...
- lern_too_spel 6y ago
  Brave will sue you if you try to use its services with a different browser. https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269890055822118912?s=20 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269890055822118912?s...
  - bsclifton 6y ago
    The service itself is open source and can be hosted by a community. It has a different authentication scheme (ex: not Google accounts) and enforces client side encryption by default. See https://github.com/brave/go-sync https://github.com/brave/go-sync for more information The official service hosted by Brave is only intended to be used with Brave Browser
- mike_d 6y ago
  Brave literally injects code and alters the UI of sites you visit to sell dubious cryptocurrencies. It boggles my mind when people recommend Brave in a privacy/security context.
  - dsissitka 6y ago
    > Brave literally injects code... Source?
    - lern_too_spel 6y ago
      https://brave.com/tips/#:~:text=When%20you%20visit%20Twitter%20in,Brave%20Rewards%20account%20within%20minutes https://brave.com/tips/#:~:text=When%20you%20visit%20Twitter....
  - bsclifton 6y ago
    I think what you're describing are the "Tip" buttons which can be added on a few supported sites (which can be disabled). They aren't selling anything- it's a feature which people can use if they like. The server implementation for sync is mostly compatible with Chromium and can be used without Brave. Someone could clone https://github.com/brave/go-sync https://github.com/brave/go-sync and stand up their own server. It would require some patches on top of Chromium (similar to what is done in Brave) to implement the authentication - but once that is done, all of the Chromium tools like chrome://sync-internals work just fine

by Renaud 6y ago

JoshTriplett 6y ago

Yes. I'd love to see a Firefox Sync implementation for Chromium, which would make it easier for people who use Firefox but occasionally need to run Chromium to open something that doesn't bother to handle browser compatibility.

Aeolun 6y ago

Potentially, but when I looked at Firefox sync to see if I could implement a custom version, the spec was kind of crazy complex.

Vinnl 6y ago
GNOME Web has implemented it though, so that could give some hope that this is feasible for Chromium as well.

yepguy 6y ago

Brave Sync would probably be a better fit. Brave is already built on top of Chromium, it's open source, and they recently "rebuilt [it] to be more directly compatible with the Chromium sync system" [1]. It's also E2EE and doesn't require an account. [1]: https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047642371-Sync-FAQ https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047642371-Syn...

lern_too_spel 6y ago
Brave will sue you if you try to use its services with a different browser. https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269890055822118912?s=20 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269890055822118912?s...
- bsclifton 6y ago
  The service itself is open source and can be hosted by a community. It has a different authentication scheme (ex: not Google accounts) and enforces client side encryption by default. See https://github.com/brave/go-sync https://github.com/brave/go-sync for more information The official service hosted by Brave is only intended to be used with Brave Browser
mike_d 6y ago
Brave literally injects code and alters the UI of sites you visit to sell dubious cryptocurrencies. It boggles my mind when people recommend Brave in a privacy/security context.
- dsissitka 6y ago
  > Brave literally injects code... Source?
  - lern_too_spel 6y ago
    https://brave.com/tips/#:~:text=When%20you%20visit%20Twitter%20in,Brave%20Rewards%20account%20within%20minutes https://brave.com/tips/#:~:text=When%20you%20visit%20Twitter....
- bsclifton 6y ago
  I think what you're describing are the "Tip" buttons which can be added on a few supported sites (which can be disabled). They aren't selling anything- it's a feature which people can use if they like. The server implementation for sync is mostly compatible with Chromium and can be used without Brave. Someone could clone https://github.com/brave/go-sync https://github.com/brave/go-sync and stand up their own server. It would require some patches on top of Chromium (similar to what is done in Brave) to implement the authentication - but once that is done, all of the Chromium tools like chrome://sync-internals work just fine