Are you using a passphrase?

No, I'm not.

Then again, if you were using Sync before now -- with or without a password -- you clearly don't care about security/privacy anyway.

Like 9 out of 10 people.

Serious, having ny passwords encrypted is enough for me. I really don't care that much if someone find out that I visit this or that page.

@leocg Are you seriously saying that you can't see any padlocks or text that says "encrypted" on "sync.opera.com" when browsing your synced bookmarks for example?

At sync.opera.com/web I can only see a padlock in 'passwords'.

Are you using a passphrase? If you aren't, then it would make sense that nothing but passwords are being encrypted -- basically how it's always been. If you are using a passphrase, maybe it's just not encrypting anything else because you set up Opera Sync before Opera changed how Sync works. If that's the case then you might want to reset Sync and start over. Then again, if you were using Sync before now -- with or without a password -- you clearly don't care about security/privacy anyway.

@leocg Are you seriously saying that you can't see any padlocks or text that says "encrypted" on "sync.opera.com" when browsing your synced bookmarks for example?

At sync.opera.com/web I can only see a padlock in 'passwords'.

Don't listen to him, he's relying on outdated info

All that I said is still valid.

How do you know?

If you read the whole topic you will see some links where you may find those information.

If you're correct, why does the dialog say "Encrypt all synced data.."

This was answered already in this topic. It's a bug on the dialog.

and the "auth.opera.com" website tell users that bookmarks etc is encrypted?

I don't see any mention about it.

How do you know? If you're correct, why does the dialog say "Encrypt all synced data..", and the "auth.opera.com" website tell users that bookmarks etc is encrypted?

Don't listen to him, he's relying on outdated info. You can get details about what is actually being encrypted at opera://sync-internals/

But ultimately, since Opera is closed source, you have to trust that they're actually doing what they say, and that hasn't always been been true in the past.

Synced passwords are encrypted.
Other data only during transition between client and server.

That's how it used to work, not how it currently works.

As a user I would really appreciate to know wether it's encrypted all the way or Opera just dropped a few padlock icons to gain trust.

Synced passwords are encrypted.

Other data only during transition between client and server.

Does option two (ALL SYNCED DATA) really mean that I'm the only one who can access my data?

I just tested it out, and that does appear to be true. If you try to view your synced data at sync.opera.com it now shows that the data is encrypted, where previously the data was visible even if you had chosen to encrypt all data with a passphrase.

Still not sure I'd trust it. I mean, previously Opera claimed to encrypt the data though they weren't actually doing it. If they're that careless with user data (remember, they were also hacked recently), who knows whether they're actually encrypting it now or just saying that they are.

Does option two (ALL SYNCED DATA) really mean that I'm the only one who can access my data?

It should say 'encrypt synchronised passwords with your own passphrase'.

Does option two (ALL SYNCED DATA) really mean that I'm the only one who can access my data?

What is the passphrase and where does one get it from?

The passphrase is set up by the user itself.

I tried to set up this sync thing a couple of days ago and was never asked to create a passphrase

Then you shouldn't need to use one.

Now in the sync button, top right of the screen I'm being told that I need to enter my passphrase to complete the sync process.

So you login into Sync and it asks you for a passphrase?

That 2-year-old FAQ is has nothing to say about the current state of sync.

Well, this is your opinion. I think that many of what is written there is still valid.

ou can't be serious if you think that it's okay that Opera is saying that data will be encrypted and then not doing it.

Is that so difficult for you to understand that sync data is encrypted during its tranfer between the computer and the sync server but it's not stored encrypted on the server except for passwords?

Btw, found a newer comment from a former Opera employee regarding sync and security of data: http://www.opera.com/blogs/desktop/2015/09/opera-32-privacy-is-a-universal-right-2/#comment-2256300376

As he FAQ says,

That 2-year-old FAQ is has nothing to say about the current state of sync.

You can't be serious if you think that it's okay that Opera is saying that data will be encrypted and then not doing it. You can't seriously think that it's okay that Opera copied the sync feature wholesale from Chromium, and removed all of the privacy and security, but left in place the the claims about privacy and security.

there was a change made to the setup, and they now say that they are encrypting everything, but they are not actually doing it.

As he FAQ says, data is not encrypted on the server, but only during the transfer between the computer and the server:

Everything is encrypted in transit between client and server. However, non-login data is not stored encrypted on the >servers. If we later decide to sync sensitive private data, such as passwords, we will encrypt that as well.

On opera://sync-internals/, if you go to the tab 'Sync node browser' you may see what is encrypted.

So, if they are not encrypting everything, then why did the update the wording within the sync UI to say that they are?

Maybe something inherited from Chromium? Maybe a fault in the UI like i said? Or maybe it's being encrypted but only during the transfer like the FAQ says?

If we later decide to sync sensitive private data, such as passwords, we will encrypt that as well.

They are syncing all sorts of sensitive private data and not encrypting it. They didn't used to sync this stuff, and now they are, but they're not encrypting it like they said they would and, more importantly, like they currently say they are. Yes, the current version of the client -- not some 2 year old FAQ from before the sync feature was anywhere close to complete -- says that all sync data will be encrpyted using the passphrase. Furthermore, it didn't always say this. When version 32 was released 9 months ago, the first version to support passwords syncing, the setup said that only passwords would be encrypted. http://betanews.com/2015/09/15/opera-32-adds-password-sync-improved-bookmarks-view/

In the time since then, there was a change made to the setup, and they now say that they are encrypting everything, but they are not actually doing it. So, if they are not encrypting everything, then why did the update the wording within the sync UI to say that they are? Was it simply to mislead users into enabling the insecure sync feature? Was this done so that Opera's new Chinese masters could gather all that data? Is there some other explanation?

What about all of your other synced data?

As we discussed before and as the FAQ page says, synced data may not be encrypted on the server except for passwords and d some other more e sensitive data.

is this deliberate deception, or just a bug?

I would guess a fault in UI, the string should'n say that all data is encrypted.