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Tails no longer recommending balenaEtcher (tails.net)

submitted 4 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26220818

I am shocked by this - the quote in below is very concerning:

"However, in 2024, the situation changed: balenaEtcher started sharing the file name of the image and the model of the USB stick with the Balena company and possibly with third parties."

Can't see myself using this software anymore...

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[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Sometimes rufus-made usb drives wouldn't work for me, but etcher did. Shrug. I didn't believe it either until I tried it.