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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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[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Use dd, or check out the Fedora Media Writer if you want a GUI tool.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 16 points 3 days ago

Etcher was a good piece of software. As soon as Balena bought it and stuffed their name in front, things started going south. I wish the weird name and shift to an unintuitive icon were the only things that had happened...

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 3 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?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

There are like a dozen other ways to do what Etcher does so... 🤷

[–] imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What's the point of including KeePass in Tails if it's effectively wiped on reboot? Am I misunderstanding?

[–] towerful@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago

I'm sure you could mount an encrypted volume.
Or just have the keepas db on a usb stick or something

[–] AZERTY@feddit.nl 5 points 3 days ago

You can enable a persistent volume on the start up screen or use it where it wipes on reboot.