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Tails no longer recommending balenaEtcher (tails.net)

submitted 2 months 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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[-] bour@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

The MX Linux live USB maker should work well on Debian based distros.

[-] DaTingGoBrrr@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

balenaEtcher never worked for me. No image that I flashed has been usable to boot. The RPi imager has been working flawlessly

[-] oceane@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Unrelated to balenaEtcher but I haven't been able to flash ISO files from Windows 11, either by using Rufus, Etcher, Fedora Media Writer, or even the WSL. I need to borrow a computer running a FLOSS operating system or to install OpenBSD first, and then from OpenBSD to download and burn an ISO file.

[-] AugustWest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That sounds like an issue with your computer rather than W11. I just used Etcher on my W11 desktop to flash Mint XFCE yesterday with no issues.

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