Balena

Balena

Basic information
Founded	2013
Type	Private
Industry	Software Development
Official website	https://www.balena.io/

Balena (formerly known as Resin.io) provides a platform focused on DevOps management for servers, clients, and local cross platform device software. It also offers tools for updating, deploying and maintaining code bases (though that is mainly targeted at Linux)

Consumer-impact summary

Recently as of late Balena has found itself in hot water over gathering specific user telemetry on their software Balena Etcher without consent. Specific information includes usb device info and the filename to allegedly sell to their 3rd party AD network partners. This has compromised many users privacy and trust for profit. While there are many alternatives to Balena Etcher they tend to be a bit less user friendly and likely are not cross platform. Making them the de-facto choice among non tech literate users that are being taken advantage of.

Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):

• User freedom
• User privacy
• Business model
• Market control

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See also

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