“The default configuration is that this "motd-news" feature is enabled and that it will check https://motd.ubuntu.com for updates.” is called “a useful feature” by the author of the LWN article, and in this bugreport.
In the Debian world, we call this a phone-home privacy violation which is a security-relevant release-critical bug and an absolute MUST NOT. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd.ubuntu.com currently shows media item (HBO's Silicon Valley using Ubuntu) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
