I created a new user with the standard "Desktop User" privileges,
checked that it did not have System Admin rights and then logged in as
that user. I put in a USB drive and I can right-click format that drive
*without* any further restriction or Authorisation request, so yes I do
think that is a security problem.

If formatting media is suddenly allowed BY DEFAULT for normal "Desktop
Users" (I do not believe that it was available before this Ubuntu
release like this, all formatting functions required sudo access)
without requiring Authorisation then I'd like to know where the line of
Admin versus Desktop Users privileges actually is now?

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Should provide Right-Click->Format...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/58205
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