[tor-bugs] #16778 [Tor Browser]: "Set Up Sync..." still appears in TBB 5.0 Tools menu and Prefs

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#16778: "Set Up Sync..." still appears in TBB 5.0 Tools menu and Prefs
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     Reporter:  teor     |      Owner:  mcs
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  tbb-usability,
   Resolution:           |  TorBrowserTeam201509R
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mcs):

 Replying to [comment:15 someone_else]:
 > The current Firefox sync is described here:
 > https://blog.mozilla.org/warner/2014/05/23/the-new-sync-protocol/
 > https://github.com/mozilla/fxa-auth-server/wiki/onepw-protocol

 Thanks for the links; very helpful. My read is that neither the user's
 password nor the key used to encrypt sync data ("kB") ever leave the
 browser. But someone who is better at crypto analysis than I am should
 read those documents and comment here.

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