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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I've been avoiding it ever since the Balena moniker change.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

...and that's how I met your ~~mother~~ fork

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I mean for privacy things it makes sense to avoid leaking anything. But I fail to understand where the danger is to have anonymous data that says a user installed "Ubuntu-24.04-wappity-whatever.iso" to "KINGSTON DATA TRAVELER 32GB" at some point.

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