today i was forced to sign-up for sync. no opt-out option. i don't want to sync devices. i don't want to use the "cloud". the screen wanted my email address & age (why age?) entered and was told to verify my email address by signing in-to email but was locked out of email until I verified my email address by logging into email and acknowledging the email verification--- how do i verify email if i can't get past the screen telling me to verify email?! why are you forcing me to use the cloud or sync if i don't want to? why are you asking for personal info like my age? what does my age have to do with anything? are you becoming google/microsoft? what other questions will i be asked (sex, height, what do i eat, how many miles do i drive on an average day, etc.) i chose firefox because of explorer and chrome's constant monitoring & questioning and no opt-out choices. now you're starting to do the same thing. i had to go to work to send this email so this is being sent from a different machine than the one at home where problem wass encountered. twilf tom wilf