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

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

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

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.

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AaronMT
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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