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Google Browser Sync
Google Browser Sync
Google Browser Sync
alphanumerical PIN, which theoretically prevents even Google from reading the data. Passwords and cookies are always encrypted and can only be accessed by the user.
Google Browser Sync and Firefox 3
Google Browser Sync has been discontinued, and the download has been replaced with the following text:[1] Google Browser Sync is no longer available for download. Instead, to get similar functionality, we suggest using Mozilla Weave, Google Toolbar for Firefox, or Foxmarks. Support for current Google Browser Sync users will continue through 2008. We’ve also posted the code to Google Code in hopes that someone will use it to develop something cool. That being so, it will not be updated for Firefox 3. However, the code has been made available to the public.[2]
Settings of Google Browser Sync Developed by Latest release Operating system Development status Type License Website Google 1.3.20070523 / May 25, 2007 Firefox 1 and 2 (not 3) discontinued Synchronization New BSD License http://www.google.com/tools/ firefox/browsersync/index.html
See also
• Comparison of browser synchronizers
References
[1] http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/ browsersync/ [2] http://code.google.com/p/browsersync/
Google Browser Sync is a software application released as freeware from Google. It debuted in Google Labs on 8 June 2006, and as of June 2008 has been discontinued. It allows users of Mozilla Firefox up to versions 2.x to synchronize their web browser settings across multiple computers via the Internet. It is not compatible with Firefox 3.0 (and Google will not make it compatible, see below). Google Browser Sync requires a Google account, in which the user’s cookies, saved passwords, bookmarks, browsing history, tabs, and open windows can be stored. The data is optionally encrypted using an
External links
• Google Browser Sync website • Google Firefox Extensions Discussion Group - Mentioned in the Google Browser Sync FAQ, but otherwise hard to find • Download previous version of Firefox that supports Google Browser Sync -
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Google Browser Sync
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