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Google Releases Google Browser Sync Extension
Pneuma ROCKS writes "Google has just released the Google Browser Sync extension for Firefox. This extension allows you to save your bookmarks, history and passwords on Google servers, effectively giving you a 'roaming profile,' which you can sync on any computer running Firefox (and the extension, of course)."
Great, now not only can Google know how many times I search for "MILF", but they can see all the pr0n sites I visit too. They're worse than the NSA. :)
Sugapablo
Wait, I don't want all my bookmarks from home in my work browser!
-Peter
So does that mean we can finally use our Google(TM) Browser Sync to save our settings on Google(TM) Search and Google(TM) Mail anywhere on the Google(TM) Earth?
Google seem to be falling behind the curve when it comes to releasing new products. From a position a few years (months ??) ago when they rolled out GMail and google maps, it now seems that they are just reimplementing what others have already done. For example GCalendar is equivilent to Yahoo Calendar and this new extension is very like del.icio.us with the social part discarded. I like using Google and the majority of their offerings are good but there seems to be a "me too' approach to some of the latest stuff...
it beats the penis enlargement ads, now google will allready know I have a large member & don't need such herbal enhancements
GMail (including GMail for hosted domains) is not encrypted. Logins are, but once you're in it's not. How many emails do you receive that contain passwords to sites you registered with? Every time you open one of those messages, the data has the potential to be sniffed.
I don't believe this is any worse than that.
You can't hide in the shadows your whole life. You've gotta come out of your closet and let someone sniff you once in a while. It's very liberating.
Honest.
The reason girls and Windows users don't understand UNIX is because all the documentation is in Man files.
For all I know, you've got two heads and seven titties. For all I know, Slashdot is run by Steve Jobs. For all I know...
"Sufferin' succotash."
I'm sorry Dave, Im afraid I can't do that.
Seen on CNNNN
Today the NSA filed a anti trust suite againt Google inc
When a legal representative of the NSA was questioned about the case he replied, "Our case is based on Googles practice of gathering data in direct competition to the NSA, in such a manner that it's impossible for us to compete".
Our reporter was suddenly arrested before he could question Google on the matter, based on child sex porn bookmarks handed over to legal authorities by google.
tcpdump anyone..? ;)
It depends on how much of correct data you provided when you signed up.
And of course you never have your friends send you *real* email nor mention any personal information, right? Your Gmail account is just for spam collection?
Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.
This must be written by a lawyer. It does not say if Google has the PIN or not.
Great tool. Doesn't work for me at all.
When I start it with default config after some thinking it tells me upload too large. try disabling some components and trying again. When I uncheck all the options (i.e. don't save anything) after some thinking it tells me settings change did not complete. please try again later.
As I said, great tool. Doesn't work.
Robert
Bastard Operator From 193.219.28.162
this sync extension version number is (gasp) 1.0!!!! Back in the day they were not evil they would never do any product launch that wasn't alpha or beta!
EVIL, I tell you!
(damn, how do I wrap my browser in tinfoil?)
THANK YOU GOOGLE for sorting all this shit out. Too bad it took an "evil-but-not-really" third party to figure out what the end-users have been clamoring on about for years.
And yes, I'm aware that the new, improved Mozilla will implement SQLite. Eventually, when it's released, probably, they think.