Download Mozilla Weave 0.2

Mozilla Labs has a new beta version of Weave released. It concerns version 0.2, which can be downloaded by clicking on this link can be downloaded as an xpi file for Firefox 3. Weave is an add-on for Firefox that saves browser metadata, such as bookmarks, preferences, passwords, and history, to its own account on Mozilla’s servers. The browser metadata can then be downloaded to another computer on which Firefox is installed. All data sent to Mozilla’s servers is client-side encrypted. The Weave 0.2 release notes are as follows:

As a development milestone, 0.2 is a major update to the Weave client and server prototypes that significantly builds upon previous versions.

Major Updates and Features

• Significant reworking of the installation and setup experience.
• Support for major browser data types, including bookmarks, browsing history, cookies, saved passwords, saved form data, and tabs.
• Intelligent scheduler for determining when to synchronize data between browser and server to improve performance.
• RSA public/private keys and AES encryption of all user data on the client side through NSS, the crypto library used by Firefox.
• End-to-end encryption, with initial support for secure sharing of data with a 3rd party and with XMPP-based notifications of shares.