Post #1328468
2026-04-17 19:00 UTC
> Securing your data with Sync involves creating a unique password, which plays a crucial role in encrypting your data for complete privacy. This encryption is end-to-end: your data is encrypted before it ever leaves your browser and can only be decrypted by another instance of Firefox. Once your data reaches a Mozilla-operated server for storage, it's already in an encrypted state, ensuring that not even Mozilla can access or decrypt this information.
[support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sync](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sync#w_is-it-secure)
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@pokeman@piefed.zip 2026-04-17 20:13
Adding on to this, you can also self host your own sync server https://mozilla-services.github.io/syncstorage-rs/how-to/how-to-run-with-docker.html (Oops looks like this got sent late and someone else sent it before mine got thru)