Chrome pushes you to create a Google account to sync. Firefox pushes you to create a Firefox account to sync. You'll tell me where the difference is.
At least Google does not also push you to create a Pocket account... ;^)
At least Google does not also push you to create a Pocket account... ;^)
https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run...
(I still like having the option to run my own sync server though.)
With Firefox account, Mozilla is not selling any of your data data, a Google account not only is a goldmine of data to sell, but you're signing for a lot more services than just Sync itself.
If you honestly believe that Google is less or equal in terms of user data privacy as Mozilla, then I'm not sure I can convince you otherwise, but despite all the recent blunders, I still trust Mozilla more in this regard, be it with a watchful eye.
about:addons uses Google Analytics, and yes, I know Google promised Mozilla not to look at that data.
But either I have to trust Google that they don't use the data from Chrome's Enterprise and Chromium builds. Or I have to trust Google that they don't use the data from Firefox' about:addons and Firefox Focus, and that CliqZ doesn't use the data from Firefox.
If I have to trust Google anyway, I can just use Chrome.
and with the browser phoning home constantly, they know which account to associate your browsing behavior with, no account creation required ;)