Internet Storage Sync

Michiel de Jong, @michielbdejong, michiel@mozilla.com

The Internet we knew

Computers, connected
General-purpose computers, inter-connected as equal peers.

The Internet we have

Client-server internet
Pre-configured devices that sync with storage servers.

Storage silos!

Computers, connected
WindowsPhone: OneDrive
Android: GoogleDrive
iPhone: iCloud

Storage silos!

Computers, connected
Single point of failure.

Storage silos!

Computers, connected
Your data in a silo :(

The Internet we want

Mesh we want
Any device manufacturer, any storage provider.

How?

  • Standard protocols for Internet Storage Sync
  • or…
  • Polyglot sync clients in devices

IETF

IETF
Internet Storage Sync

W3C

W3C
Decentralized Sharing Community Group

Web browsers

Browsers
Can browsers sync your data for you?

storage.sync

  • New storage.sync API for WebExtensions
  • Just store data from JavaScript
  • The browser syncs it
  • In Chrome: to Google storage
  • In Firefox (fresh plan, WiP): supporting multiple sync APIs

Sync all the things!

W3C
@michielbdejong / michiel@mozilla.com
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