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)."

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not just google

[sentientbrendan]

anyone who reads slashdot can take a good guess at what pr0n sites *you* visit.

Re:For those who are loathe ...

[ticklemeozmo]

Read closer:

Why do I need to provide a PIN?

The PIN you create during setup is used to encrypt information that's synced between your computers, which may include sensitive information such as your passwords for websites. We use your PIN to unlock that information. Without your PIN, no one will be able to read the information that's being transmitted between your computers via Google Browser Sync.

Your information IS NOT encrypted from Google. This may be fine for some. But remember, they caved to the U.S. Justice Department and gave them Gmail.

Re:Encrypted?

[minuszero]

If you're using GMail, you're likely logged in to Google every time you do a search.
Why should I do that? No, of course I don't stay logged in any more than it is necessary.

clear all your google cookies in between?
change your IP address?
they potentially could still know it was you!

*runs off to shops to buy tin foil*

Re:Encrypted?

[moro_666]

Encrpytion here encryption there.

If someone has the tools to hack on your connection, gmail is one of the least of your concerns.

  People that have access and sufficinet skill and the motivation, find much more profitable ways
to exploit their power than to read your ultimately important personal data from gmail. I find
it interesting that people have such an ego boost that they imagine that from the half a billion
interactive net users, they and their pocket money are the targets of all the hackers. Net thieves
prefer companies and computer unaware rich dummies as their targets. On a regular unprotected
windows box which is full of keyloggers and malware, gmail encryption or unencryption won't save
anyone, that's why it's targeted by worms all the time.

  Honestly, if you have information that is worth to keep private, you can own your own server for it,
for anything less the hackers won't even bother. Catch one big fish and get the f out of the hacking
business, this is the motto for the people that know what they are doing. Small fishes that get
money more easily from "please enter your paypal password here foo bar".

  Ps. if you are familiar with how SSL or any exchangeable keypair based encryption protocols work,
you should realize that people who have constant access to your network traffic, will find out your
information anyway. They just have to be right on spot when the keys are being exchanged. If they can
fake your packets at the same time too (obviously you don't need to be genius to do that) the agony
gets even deeper (with smalltime ISP-s, i wouldn't rise my eyebrows if that'd be the case).

  Security on the net is a bliss and illusion by the standards and tools that we use today. Ofcourse
you should do your best to keep smalltime hackers off your back, but try to put a limit on your paranoias.

  I use gmail, but all important stuff i keep somewhere closer to me.

All-in-all, enjoy your life as it is today, you may not have it all tomorrow.