Greeter should not display user wallpaper. Said wallpaper could be sensitive or pornographic.
Bug #891563 reported by
Eric Appleman
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #918860: Let the user choose the wallpaper to be displayed in the login screen.
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This bug affects 5 people
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unity-greeter (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
I know it sounds silly, but the scenario is not implausible.
Why should the greeter display a wallpaper for an account you may not have access to?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity-greeter 0.1.1-0ubuntu1
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Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.26-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 17 06:13:08 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: unity-greeter
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-16 (0 days ago)
tags: | added: privacy |
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The privacy issues involved are also being discussed in the bug report requesting this feature, bug #844081.