Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB disks at once

Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d... by Animats on Thursday August 12, 2021 @02:55PM (#28160047)

Automatic Updates - Your device will automatically improve over time, as we'll keep adding new features.

Why did they have to backdoor the thing? Now you don't know if it's scanning your content or extracting crypto keys and sending them to master control. It's a copier. You had one job.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d... by konmouz on Thursday August 12, 2021 @03:15PM (#28160283)

That's not our intention actually. Etcher, the open source app that EtcherPro is using, keeps evolving all the time, so we wanted EtcherPro to be able to keep up. Nevertheless, EtcherPro is hackable by design, so if you have concerns you can write your own software with any level of protection you want. - EP lead designer

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d... by crtasm on Thursday August 12, 2021 @08:12PM (#28163549)

I tried Etcher on linux 2-3 years ago. I would love if it had _asked permission_ before making requests back to your servers. Perhaps this is now the case.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d... by Animats on Thursday August 12, 2021 @05:34PM (#28161801)

Intent does not matter. If it has WiFi and remote access, people will try to break in, and probably succeed. Build a backdoor, and it will be used.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d... by automato on Thursday August 12, 2021 @03:10PM (#28160223)

even if they try scanning your stuff, if you don't connect it to the internet, it can't do anything other than its "one job".

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d... by konmouz on Thursday August 12, 2021 @03:16PM (#28160286)

Also true

[ Parent | on HN ]