Comment 23 for bug 58205

I created a new user with the standard "Desktop User" privileges, checked that it did not have System Admin rights and then logged in as that user. I put in a USB drive and I can right-click format that drive *without* any further restriction or Authorisation request, so yes I do think that is a security problem.

If formatting media is suddenly allowed BY DEFAULT for normal "Desktop Users" (I do not believe that it was available before this Ubuntu release like this, all formatting functions required sudo access) without requiring Authorisation then I'd like to know where the line of Admin versus Desktop Users privileges actually is now?