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Edge really needs end-to-end encryption for sync and better privacy policy
"Firefox, Vivaldi and even Chrome have end-to-end encryption for sync. "
Source?
https://help.vivaldi.com/guide/set-up-sync/: "The data on your Sync account are encrypted. Please provide your encryption password to decrypt them."
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/11/firefox-sync-privacy/#foot-5: "Firefox Sync by default protects all your synced data so Mozilla can’t read it. We built Sync this way because we put user privacy first. In this post, we take a closer look at some of the technical design choices we made and why."
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/165139?visit_id=637180481868103649-1633798694&p=settings_encryption&rd=2: "With a passphrase, you can use Google's cloud to store and sync your Chrome data without letting Google read it. ... Passphrases are optional. Your synced data is always protected by encryption when it's in transit."
Right now, Edge really is unique in offering no end-to-end encryption.