Sep 09 2019 10:39 AM
Firefox and Vivaldi's sync uses end-to-end encryption by default. Chrome doesn't do this by default... Does Edge? If not, please consider using end-to-end encryption by default with syncing in Edge!
Sep 09 2019 11:29 AM - edited Sep 09 2019 11:32 AM
Solution
End-to-end encryption (enduser-to-enduser encryption) is a concept where communication is encrypted directly between the users of a system, whereas many systems just provide encryption between each individual user and the service provider.
Microsoft uses TLS so data is encrypted on user side and gets decrypted on the server side, so that the data can be stored on the server. no 3rd party should be able to eavesdrop on the connection.
using E2E encryption means that the user doesn't even trust Microsoft servers, or Google servers in case of Google Chrome browser.
Note that technically speaking, any secure communication tunnel provides encryption between two ends, but the term end-to-end encryption is usually applied to messaging services or, more generally, the secure communication between users of a service but not between a user and the service provider itself.
so you see E2EE is not really necessary if you are dealing Directly with Microsoft servers, Not other users.
Sep 09 2019 11:47 AM
Sep 09 2019 01:59 PM
Sep 29 2020 12:00 AM
@HotCakeX wrote:
Agreed, I guess after the Facebook incident, all of the tech giants learned their lessons about user data and to keep them safe
Edge begs to differ.
Sep 09 2019 11:29 AM - edited Sep 09 2019 11:32 AM
Solution
End-to-end encryption (enduser-to-enduser encryption) is a concept where communication is encrypted directly between the users of a system, whereas many systems just provide encryption between each individual user and the service provider.
Microsoft uses TLS so data is encrypted on user side and gets decrypted on the server side, so that the data can be stored on the server. no 3rd party should be able to eavesdrop on the connection.
using E2E encryption means that the user doesn't even trust Microsoft servers, or Google servers in case of Google Chrome browser.
Note that technically speaking, any secure communication tunnel provides encryption between two ends, but the term end-to-end encryption is usually applied to messaging services or, more generally, the secure communication between users of a service but not between a user and the service provider itself.
so you see E2EE is not really necessary if you are dealing Directly with Microsoft servers, Not other users.