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Revision as of 21:35, 7 November 2011
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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 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 | 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 from Mozilla Sync, this data | |||
be stored in the system store and then synced to Google - violating the guarantees that Mozilla Sync | 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 - violating the guarantees that Mozilla Sync | |||
makes about data not being accessible by anyone else, even Mozilla. | makes about data not being accessible by anyone else, even Mozilla. | ||
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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. | ||
* If users are going to be essentially opted-in to the new UI and using system storage, there | * If users are going to be essentially opted-in to the new UI and using system storage, there must be explicit messaging that they may need to take action to opt 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). | ||
====Principle: Real Choice==== | ====Principle: Real Choice==== | ||