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Why does Firefox need permission to 'discover known accounts' on a phone?

Firefox for Android
AaronMT replied
loslobos
loslobos

This permission is not covered on the Firefox Android privacy policy. Thanks.

This permission is not covered on the Firefox Android privacy policy. Thanks.

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AaronMT
AaronMT

Chosen Solution

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-android-use-permissions-it-requests

If you set up Firefox Sync, then Firefox uses these permissions to add your sync account to the Android sync settings.

Modified by AaronMT