Tails - Replacing balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows
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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…

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
    131·
    2 days ago

    Isn’t Balena’s entire business model taking things that could easily run locally and wedging a cloud dependency in to allow them to be profitably enshittified?