This ticket should be updated to Security issue +250 points I highly doubt that this Motd News "feature" is compliant with EU's General Data Protection Regulation since daily reporting of computer's infos are proceeded without the user's consent. Cf. GDPR application comments [https://gdpr.eu/eu-gdpr-personal-data/], in particular with respect to Recital 30 [https://gdpr.eu/recital-30-online-identifiers- for-profiling-and-identification/]
Internet protocol (IP) addresses; information that is related to an individual’s tools, applications, or devices, like their computer. Daily report of computer's private infos without the users consent It affects Ubuntu Servers and Desktop (including roaming computers like laptops) since at least 18.04 LTS and also the current 20.04 LTS Sensible data sent - IP address of the computer running Ubuntu - Date of the HTTPS query - Kernel Version - CPU Vendor and Model - Uptime - Cloud identifier - Version of Curl so version of Ubuntu running ... $curl_ver $lsb $platform $cpu $uptime $cloud_id Sample from our PC Engines running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ``` curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8 GNU/Linux/4.15.0-101-generic/x86_64 AMD/GX-412TC/SOC uptime/692518.54/2755023.47 cloud_id/unknown ``` https://motd.ubuntu.com/ ``` * MicroK8s gets a native Windows installer and command-line integration. https://ubuntu.com/blog/microk8s-installers-windows-and-macos ``` The perfect opportunity to map all Ubuntu Linux users worldwide on a daily basis? https://gdpr.eu/eu-gdpr-personal-data/ https://gdpr.eu/checklist/ See also https://askubuntu.com/questions/1105825/why-lubuntu-18-04-calls-amazon-servers-motd-ubuntu-com -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1867424 Title: motd-news transmitting private hardware data without consent or knowledge in background To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1867424/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
