Reviews for floccus
floccus by Marcel Klehr
Review by jasonbrown1965
Rated 1 out of 5
by jasonbrown1965, a year agoAs an open source project, wanted to like Floccus so much, but serious issues affect data security and privacy.
Namely, some users express dismay that ambiguous sync setting have seen years of bookmarks disappear.
From a privacy perspective, there is also an issue raised where bookmarks are synced in unencrypted plain text.
https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/1427
The author has explained they are too busy to address issues and as an open source project invited others to not just raise issues but also help fix them.
Fair enough, but for now this addon should not be used by those concerned about unintended data loss or privacy.
Namely, some users express dismay that ambiguous sync setting have seen years of bookmarks disappear.
From a privacy perspective, there is also an issue raised where bookmarks are synced in unencrypted plain text.
https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/1427
The author has explained they are too busy to address issues and as an open source project invited others to not just raise issues but also help fix them.
Fair enough, but for now this addon should not be used by those concerned about unintended data loss or privacy.
Developer response
posted a year agoHello Jason,
Your comment includes some untruths that I'd like to rectify.
I am not "too busy to address issues". I intend too look into all issues, which also what my auto-response says, but may not always do so in a timely manner, because I have a job.
You cite open issues that have been opened several months after the current version of this software has been released. This, to me, suggests that these involve some form user error. This is not why I haven't looked into them, I will, but it should give you pause about suggesting this addon to not be used by those concerned about unintended data loss or privacy.
I wish you all the best. Maybe you will try floccus after all :)
Cheers
Marcel
Your comment includes some untruths that I'd like to rectify.
I am not "too busy to address issues". I intend too look into all issues, which also what my auto-response says, but may not always do so in a timely manner, because I have a job.
You cite open issues that have been opened several months after the current version of this software has been released. This, to me, suggests that these involve some form user error. This is not why I haven't looked into them, I will, but it should give you pause about suggesting this addon to not be used by those concerned about unintended data loss or privacy.
I wish you all the best. Maybe you will try floccus after all :)
Cheers
Marcel