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…

  • Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼
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    2 days ago

    If you actually read the post, you would have known, it does work, but there are some privacy concerns with it:

    “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.”

    • @LovableSidekick
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      I seriously DGAF who knows which Mint edition I installed or the brand of flash drive I used.

      • @JayObey711
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        Dude really goes to a cyber security community and hits them with the ‘i have nothing to hide’