Firefox "Account"?

From	"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox, netscape.public.mozilla.browser
Subject	Firefox "Account"?
Date	2021-04-07 13:34 +0100
Organization	255 software
Message-ID	<3KbtpoFnbabgFwk$@255soft.uk> (permalink)

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I've been asked, by an 82 (I think) year old lady I support, this:
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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?
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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.
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"If even one person" arguments allow the perfect to become the enemy of the
good, and thus they tend to cause more harm than good.
- Jimmy Akins quoted by Scott Adams, 2015-5-5

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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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