[tor-talk] Xmarks extension: any security concerns?

Tichodroma tichodroma at posteo.de
Wed Oct 12 11:50:09 UTC 2011


On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:46:02 -0700, Colin Klett wrote:
> Is it safe to install the Xmarks extension in the Tor browser?

 From https://www.xmarks.com/about/privacy

> If you use an Xmarks Add-on, it will contact our servers periodically 
> or in response to certain actions you take in your browser. Each of 
> those contacts generates the same kind of information generated when 
> you visit our website, as described above. Additionally, the Add-on 
> will transmit whatever data is necessary to provide particular features 
> of the Add-on and to monitor their use. For example, to synchronize 
> your bookmarks, the Add-on transmits your bookmarks to our servers. To 
> provide the Smarter Search feature, the Add-on transmits the search 
> query you entered and any search results you receive.

I would not use this kind of extension.

Tichodroma


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