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Tails no longer recommending balenaEtcher (tails.net)

submitted 2 days ago by xela@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 125 points 2 days ago (2 children)

♬ Hello dd my old friend
I’ve come sudo with you again ♬

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hello cat or cp or pv... Or anything else that works with files

[–] mac@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Huh this is news to me. Wonder why dd has been the defacto standard in guides everywhere for the past 15-20+ years

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 4 points 2 days ago

.. and the sign said the bytes of the distro are written to the SD card …. if they’re un-tar’d ..