How does Zotero protect your data?
I know that Zotero's business model gives them no incentive to sell/exploit your personal data. That plus Zotero being open source is a huge draw for me.
I do wonder though - how else does Zotero protect your data? Is any sort of encryption implemented? (at rest, in transit, on their servers only, etc.). Are there measures in place to protect against database corruption? I've been reading that regularly backing up your database is the best way to protect against database corruption. Does Zotero have any built-in function to help with this? (Like how Firefox has an easy, built-in way to export your bookmarks as an HTML file).
I'm actually looking to use Zotero as my primary bookmark manager, potentially in lieu of Firefox Sync, so I've been really curious about this.
I do wonder though - how else does Zotero protect your data? Is any sort of encryption implemented? (at rest, in transit, on their servers only, etc.). Are there measures in place to protect against database corruption? I've been reading that regularly backing up your database is the best way to protect against database corruption. Does Zotero have any built-in function to help with this? (Like how Firefox has an easy, built-in way to export your bookmarks as an HTML file).
I'm actually looking to use Zotero as my primary bookmark manager, potentially in lieu of Firefox Sync, so I've been really curious about this.
For backups, the easiest approach is to include your Zotero data directory in your regular backup of your computer hard drive. It's best to back up the Zotero database itself, rather than exporting a separate file, because re-importing a file will treat these as new items, rather than existing items.
High-quality transit encryption, which is far more important, has been in place for Zotero syncing from the start.
@"Liv M": Note that Firefox Sync doesn't offer web-based access, so it's able to use end-to-end encryption. If that's important to you and web-based access isn't a requirement, that would certainly be a valid reason to choose Firefox Sync over Zotero (or to store your Zotero data directory on an external drive that you carry around instead of using syncing).