Firefox Sync
E405887
Firefox Sync is a cloud-based service that securely synchronizes bookmarks, history, passwords, tabs, and other browsing data across a user’s Firefox installations on different devices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firefox Account | 1 |
| Firefox Sync canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4018883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Firefox Sync Context triple: [Mozilla, develops, Firefox Sync]
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A.
Chrome Sync
Chrome Sync is a Google Chrome feature that securely synchronizes a user’s bookmarks, history, passwords, settings, and extensions across devices using their Google account.
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B.
Box Sync
Box Sync is a desktop application by Box that synchronizes files between a user's computer and their Box cloud storage account for offline access and automatic updates.
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C.
Background Sync API
The Background Sync API is a web platform feature that lets web applications defer actions like network requests until the user has a stable internet connection, enabling more reliable offline-capable experiences.
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D.
iCloud Keychain
iCloud Keychain is Apple’s built-in password and secure information manager that syncs and autofills credentials, Wi‑Fi logins, and payment details across a user’s Apple devices.
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E.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Firefox Sync Target entity description: Firefox Sync is a cloud-based service that securely synchronizes bookmarks, history, passwords, tabs, and other browsing data across a user’s Firefox installations on different devices.
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A.
Chrome Sync
Chrome Sync is a Google Chrome feature that securely synchronizes a user’s bookmarks, history, passwords, settings, and extensions across devices using their Google account.
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B.
Box Sync
Box Sync is a desktop application by Box that synchronizes files between a user's computer and their Box cloud storage account for offline access and automatic updates.
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C.
Background Sync API
The Background Sync API is a web platform feature that lets web applications defer actions like network requests until the user has a stable internet connection, enabling more reliable offline-capable experiences.
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D.
iCloud Keychain
iCloud Keychain is Apple’s built-in password and secure information manager that syncs and autofills credentials, Wi‑Fi logins, and payment details across a user’s Apple devices.
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E.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cloud service
ⓘ
data synchronization service ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod |
email-based account login
ⓘ
password-based authentication ⓘ |
| availableOn |
Firefox for Android
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Linux ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for iOS ⓘ Firefox for macOS ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
desktop Firefox ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
|
| dataType |
add-on metadata
ⓘ
bookmarks ⓘ browsing history ⓘ open tabs ⓘ preferences ⓘ saved logins ⓘ |
| designedFor | cross-device browsing continuity ⓘ |
| developer | Mozilla ⓘ |
| encrypts | user data before upload ⓘ |
| goal | provide seamless browsing experience across devices ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Sync client
ⓘ
Sync server ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
Firefox 4
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
|
| maintainedBy |
Mozilla Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla
|
| originallyKnownAs | Weave ⓘ |
| partOf |
Firefox
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox ecosystem ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Firefox
|
| privacyProperty |
ability to clear synchronized data
ⓘ
ability to disconnect devices ⓘ user-controlled device list ⓘ |
| protocol | Firefox Sync protocol ⓘ |
| requires | Firefox Account ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
Mozilla cannot read synchronized content in normal operation
ⓘ
encryption keys derived from user credentials ⓘ |
| storesDataOn | Mozilla-operated servers ⓘ |
| supports |
automatic background synchronization
ⓘ
manual sync triggering ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
add-ons data synchronization
ⓘ
bookmark synchronization ⓘ form data synchronization ⓘ history synchronization ⓘ open tabs synchronization ⓘ password synchronization ⓘ preferences synchronization ⓘ |
| targetUser | Firefox users with multiple devices ⓘ |
| uses |
Firefox Account
ⓘ
end-to-end encryption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Firefox Sync Description of subject: Firefox Sync is a cloud-based service that securely synchronizes bookmarks, history, passwords, tabs, and other browsing data across a user’s Firefox installations on different devices.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Firefox Sync