<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.mozilla.org&#x2F;services&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;30&#x2F;firefox-syncs-new-security-model" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.mozilla.org&#x2F;services&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;30&#x2F;firefox-syncs-n...</a><p>Your point is well-taken that I&#x27;m just replacing one external service with another, so the difference isn&#x27;t large enough to convince anyone to switch. My original response in this thread was just to point out prior work relevant to the brainstorming above.