Here's two more specific bugs i filed regarding ubuntu-geoip connections (everyone is welcome to set "Yes, it affects me" status): #1120350 Add an option to disable geoip check https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-datetime/+bug/1120350
#1120358 Reduce the dependency on the geoclue-ubuntu-geoip packages to a recommends https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-datetime/+bug/1120358 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-geoip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/944251 Title: Unwanted secret outbound connection Status in The Date and Time Indicator: Invalid Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “ubuntu-geoip” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “unity-scope-video-remote” package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: On my Precise box i found some unwanted connections. I never told any process/programm to do that. output of 'netstat -atulpen' tcp 1 0 10.1.2.4:35438 46.137.162.6:80 CLOSE_WAIT 1000 16447 2322/python tcp 1 0 10.1.2.4:51869 91.189.94.25:80 CLOSE_WAIT 1000 8846 2303/ubuntu-geoip-p output of 'ps faux | grep 2322' 1000 2322 0.0 0.2 607636 17320 ? Sl 09:02 0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/unity-scope-video-remote/unity-scope-video- remote output of 'ps faux | grep 2303' 1000 2303 0.0 0.0 160488 5220 ? S 09:02 0:00 /usr/lib/ubuntu-geoip/ubuntu-geoip-provider output of ' whois 46.137.162.6': inetnum: 46.137.128.0 - 46.137.191.255 netname: AMAZON-EU-AWS descr: Amazon Web Services, Elastic Compute Cloud, EC2, EU output of ' whois 91.189.94.25': inetnum: 91.189.88.0 - 91.189.95.255 netname: CANONICAL-CORE descr: Canonical Ltd Whatever you are doing: Stop doing this things with _my_ computer without asking me! If i want phone-home-stuff, i can watch ET or use M$ W!nd*ws. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-datetime/+bug/944251/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp