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Google syncs your Firefox installs

June 8, 2006 by in Cool,Privacy,Tech with 2 Comments

Thanks to Luka and the rest of the readers for the tip, Google now offers a Firefox extension which syncs all of your installations across multiple computers.

Google Browser Sync for Firefox is an extension that continuously synchronizes your browser settings – including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords – across your computers. It also allows you to restore open tabs and windows across different machines and browser sessions.

The question now is whether or not you trust Google with your saved passwords or private cookies.

My personal tip concerning Google’s latest offering? Download a copy of Portable Firefox and have the extension installed within. Whenever you’re at a public terminal, run the Portable version of Firefox and rest assured knowing that your settings and bookmarks will be as they are at home. Just make sure to trash Firefox once you’re done.


  • Emory

    okay, i’ve just downloaded it.
    Seems to work ok, my problem is, it made me uninstall sessionsaver 2.0, my fav. extension, partly because it said it would do the same thing. And… it isn’t. It keeps opening up to my homepage. I hate that. Anyone else have the same problem? solution?

  • http://haak.ath.cx haak

    LIKE, OMG THIS IS THE BEST FIREFOX EXTENSION EVA!!! LOL ROFL MAO A+++.

    But seriously, this is pretty awesome. Emory, It saves my sessions perfectly. I’ve got this on a linux box and a windows box at home, my workputer, and my laptop. Perfect! Leave five tabs open at home, go to work, and resume browsing with exactly the same session -> it reopens the same tabs, copies over the cookies etc.
    Probably not good to have at work if you’re into pRon.

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