Re: Firefox "Account"?

From	Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox, netscape.public.mozilla.browser
Subject	Re: Firefox "Account"?
Date	2021-04-07 14:08 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<s4kecc$3nn$2@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<3KbtpoFnbabgFwk$@255soft.uk>

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In alt.comp.software.firefox "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
> I've been asked, by an 82 (I think) year old lady I support, this:
> ---
> please can you advise me?  I have been asked by my Firefox Browser if I 
> want to create a Firefox Account and sign in with my email address? I 
> don't need to, it says, but if I sign in then Firefox can protect the 
> privacy of my on line life better.  Is it a good idea? Is it free?  So 
> far, I have NOT signed into anything!  I don't want to pay as it seems 
> OK now but if free and if it makes online life safer, then maybe a good 
> idea?
> ---
> First I've heard of it, but I use a very old Firefox; I think hers is 
> set to auto-update.
> 
> Is this something that's only happened with a recent version? (If not, 
> why has she only been asked now? She's been using Firefox for years.)
> 
> Are the claims valid? I can't see how having any sort of account can 
> "protect privacy", but I imagine there's some obscure sense (which may 
> well not apply to her) in which the claim is true.

It's very useful if you have more than one device, then you can sync
bookmarks, tabs, etc, and send tabs to another device (which I do more
and more.)

The 'protect privacy' claims are probably referring to Lockwise. I don't
use it but many respected secutity folk (Krebs or Schneier for example)
recommend them - the alternative is often weak passwords. 
Whether it's appropriate for this person, and whether
Lockwise is a good choice, I don't know. 
-- 
(Remove numerics from email address)

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Firefox "Account"? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2021-04-07 13:34 +0100
  Re: Firefox "Account"? WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-07 09:14 -0400
  Re: Firefox "Account"? Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-07 14:08 +0000
  Re: Firefox "Account"? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-04-07 15:35 +0100
    Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-07 08:44 -0700
      Re: Firefox "Account"? WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-07 11:50 -0400
        Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-07 13:53 -0700
          Re: Firefox "Account"? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2021-04-07 22:28 +0100
            Re: Firefox "Account"? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-07 15:11 -0700
              Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-07 19:44 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Sailfish <NIXCAPSsailfish@NIXCAPSunforgettable.com> - 2021-04-08 06:46 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-08 10:31 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2021-04-08 20:18 +0000
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-08 13:36 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-08 22:19 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? nospam@please.invalid (AnthonyL) - 2021-04-09 11:40 +0000
                Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-09 09:52 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? nospam@please.invalid (AnthonyL) - 2021-04-10 11:35 +0000
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Chris Ramsden <chris.ramsden@gmail.com> - 2021-04-10 13:52 +0100
                Re: Firefox "Account"? WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-10 10:02 -0400
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Sailfish <NIXCAPSsailfish@NIXCAPSunforgettable.com> - 2021-04-10 11:53 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-10 08:58 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-10 16:08 +0000
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-10 09:34 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-10 17:03 +0000
                Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-10 17:20 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Sailfish <NIXCAPSsailfish@NIXCAPSunforgettable.com> - 2021-04-08 17:09 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-08 22:25 -0700
                OT: A Dumpster Fire Known as NextDoor Sailfish <NIXCAPSsailfish@NIXCAPSunforgettable.com> - 2021-04-09 07:33 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-15 11:05 +0000
                OT: A Dumpster Fire Known as NextDoor Sailfish <sailfish@unforgettable.com> - 2021-04-15 15:13 -0700
                Re: Firefox "Account"? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-08 08:51 -0700
              Re: Firefox "Account"? Jeff Layman <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> - 2021-04-08 09:47 +0100
      Re: Firefox "Account"? Sailfish <sailfish@unforgettable.com> - 2021-04-07 09:45 -0700
      Re: Firefox "Account"? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-04-07 17:59 +0100
      Re: Firefox "Account"? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-07 17:53 +0000
  Please don't crosspost (was: Firefox "Account"?) "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-08 14:49 +0000
  Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-10 16:46 +0100
    Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-10 08:59 -0700
      Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-10 17:23 +0000
        Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-10 10:37 -0700
          Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-10 19:35 +0100
          Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Chris Ramsden <chris.ramsden@gmail.com> - 2021-04-10 19:41 +0100
            Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-11 08:37 +0100
              Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Chris Ramsden <chris.ramsden@gmail.com> - 2021-04-11 13:22 +0100
                Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-11 15:12 +0100
                Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-16 07:28 +0000
    Re: Crosspost test [was: Firefox "Account"?] "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-10 16:05 +0000

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