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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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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 month ago (18 children)
[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 14 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Never understood why you would use anything else. It's in coreutils!!!

[–] timroerstroem 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are people coming from Windows, which does not have dd.

[–] pr0sp3kt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

J think the best solution for window$ ppl is Rufus?

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Install Linux! /s

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"just" setting that up takes much longer than installing a small app to do it.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

OK so keep using the small app that is reporting your usage activity

Or just dont use windows

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