Looks like upstream GNOME is now also allowing this too, so presumably the other distros will have a similar policy:
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-control-center/commit/panels/common /gnome-control-center.rules?id=88eeb8cb2d28d75610b1fa39839e69388ceb4eca https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646185 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #646185 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646185 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219337 Title: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinnamon-desktop/+bug/1219337/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs