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[WirelessMoves <gsmumts@xxxxxx>]

I can confirm the behavior. At least its possible to deactivate
'discoverable' and 'discovery' on the command line:

sudo hiconfig hci0 noscan

Interesting: This survives a reboot!

Note: 'discoverable' and 'discovery' is switched-on again when selecting
the Bluetooth settings.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1787867

Title:
  Ubuntu 18.04 LTS bluetooth left discoverable

Status in indicator-bluetooth package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, when Bluetooth is on, the computer stays
  discoverable which opens up unnecessary vulnerability surface. There
  should be a separate UI switch for discoverability with auto timeout.
  Leaving bluetooth on (using a Bluetooth mouse) should not leave the
  computer always discoverable.

  Current behavior does not match documentation
  https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/bluetooth-
  visibility.html.en, even without Bluetooth panel open, the computer is
  still discoverable.

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