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I switched back to Firefox and stopped using Chrome when it wanted me to 'sign in'. Even IE does not make me do that. I have to say their technical people are
by snarfy 12y ago
I switched back to Firefox and stopped using Chrome when it wanted me to 'sign in'. Even IE does not make me do that. I have to say their technical people are top notch, but their business leadership not so much. If they keep in this direction soon Chrome will look like the old AOL app.
If you are unfamiliar, I recommend you also checkout firefox developer edition.
- AceJohnny2 12y agoChrome SignIn is basically the same thing as Firefox Sync. It keeps your bookmarks, extensions, and stored passwords (all controllable) in sync between the different devices you use the browser on.
- Millennium 12y agoThe key difference being that Firefox's implementation gives you all this without having to let Google rifle through the data you want to sync.
- wtbob 12y agoNot anymore: as I posted last night[1], Mozilla could choose to give themselves access to your password, when you create your account or when you change its password. Anyone who is able to successfully MITM you & Mozilla (say, someone with a Komodia cert if you're infested with Superfish, or any of the CAs in the world, or anyone who can compel them to certify a MITM cert) can do the same. Google do allow you to use your own passphrase, so conceivably at this point Chrome is at least somewhat more secure than Mozilla. It's a crying shame. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9098459 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9098459
- Millennium 12y agoA crying shame indeed. Thanks for the update.