Public bug reported:
When running Kubuntu Hardware Database program in Kubuntu v 7.10
(running Live from the CD ROM), the program claimed that the data was
sent to a Ubuntu server, even though I was NOT connected to the
Internet.
Also
When running Kubuntu Hardware Database program in Kubuntu v 7.04
(installed) connected to the Internet using a USB Modem, the program
likewise claimed that the data was sent to a Ubuntu server. However by
using the supplied query button, the program denied that the data had
been written to that server.
Note that this bug may be related to #19414, but I am reporting it again
because previous postings to that bug stopped about the time of the
release of Kubuntu v 7.04.
Note also that when this program (and its Gnome cousin) are performing
properly, it should be of great value to the Community Component of the
Laptop Testing Program by allowing bug chasers to see precisely what
hardware is contained within a given laptop. Likewise fixing this
problem and adding a field to Launchpad to record the hardware database
record for the original bug report (and each comment?) ought to help bug
chasers to determine if a given bug is hardware related.
Another thought, if this program is working properly and is properly
utilized by Ubuntu users, if the Hardware Database is not properly
secured from unauthorized access (ad nauseum), a hacker from anywhere on
the Internet could determine precisely what hardware was on a given
machine which might help in gaining unauthorized remote access to the
machine!
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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hwdb-kde lies about sending data to Ubuntu server
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/165098
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