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In this section, the privacy champion will identify areas of user data risk and recommendations for minimizing the risk. | In this section, the privacy champion will identify areas of user data risk and recommendations for minimizing the risk. | ||
== | == User History/Bookmarks/etc. == | ||
''The Risk'' is the possibility of syncing user data to Google unexpectedly or undesirably to the user, via storing bookmarks, history, etc in the Android system store | |||
''Requirement:'' There must be explicit messaging that users may need to take action to opt out of having their Firefox for Android data synced to Google (if they have their phone configured to sync data to Google, which many users will - the change to using system storage and its implications must be communicated loudly and clearly to avoid user surprise | |||
''Recommendation:'' Option to store data apart from the global store. That is, do not use the global system services to store history, bookmarks, and passwords. But instead, hide them from the rest of the phone and discourage data sharing on the device. Have this separate data store be the default storage for Firefox for Android and have users opt in to using system storage | |||
= Alignment with Privacy Operating Principles = | = Alignment with Privacy Operating Principles = | ||
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====Principle: Transparency / No Surprises==== | ====Principle: Transparency / No Surprises==== | ||
Users are going to be upgraded from the previous release of Firefox to the Native UI/Birch release. | Users are going to be upgraded from the previous release of Firefox to the Native UI/Birch release. | ||
If they have enabled Google sync, they will be opted in without notice to having their data from | If they have enabled Google sync, they will be opted in without notice to having some of their data from | ||
Firefox for Android browsing synced to Google. Users also may be using Firefox to avoid using system | Firefox for Android browsing synced to Google. Users also may be using Firefox to avoid using system | ||
storage, and will be opted in to using it when upgraded to the Birch release. | storage, and will be opted in to using it when upgraded to the Birch release. | ||
Additionally, it may happen that users will sync their Firefox data from Mozilla Sync, this data would then | Additionally, it may happen that users will sync their Firefox data from Mozilla Sync, this data would then | ||
be stored in the system store and then possibly synced to Google - | be stored in the system store and then possibly synced to Google - breaking expectations of where and how | ||
sync'd data is shared | |||
''Recommendations'': (what can be improved) | ''Recommendations'': (what can be improved) | ||
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* Option to store data apart from the global store. That is, do not use the global system services to store history, bookmarks, and passwords. But instead, hide them from the rest of the phone and discourage data sharing on the device. | * Option to store data apart from the global store. That is, do not use the global system services to store history, bookmarks, and passwords. But instead, hide them from the rest of the phone and discourage data sharing on the device. | ||
====Principle: Real Choice==== | ====Principle: Real Choice==== | ||