I also agree with #2 [hannuko (hannu-kotipalo)]. Well said my friend! I keep hearing all these "Windows haters" rant about how application- firewalls aren't needed on Linux. And if a Linux application is doing something the user doesn't want, then the user should configure that application accordingly or not run the software. This is a perfect example of why this argument doesn't hold water. Having phone-home connections with no way to disable is unbecoming of Canonical and the Ubuntu team. It's easy enough to fix the Unity-Scope problems: uninstall the crap software package. But the GeoIP connections are a serious bug because nothing can be done about it.
Be nice to see a fix issued for 12.04 so LTS users don't have to put up with this for 2 years. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/944251 Title: Unwanted secret outbound connection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-geoip/+bug/944251/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
