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This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-geoip -
1.0.2+14.04.20131125-0ubuntu2.16.04.1

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ubuntu-geoip (1.0.2+14.04.20131125-0ubuntu2.16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  [ Jim Campbell ]
  * Use https for geoip.ubuntu.com/lookup URL (LP: #1617535)

 -- Jim Campbell <jcampbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:26:42
+0000

** Changed in: ubuntu-geoip (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  geoip.ubuntu.com does not utilize HTTPS

Status in ubuntu-geoip package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-geoip source package in Trusty:
  Triaged
Status in ubuntu-geoip source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-geoip source package in Artful:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Impact
  ------
  It's better to use https where we can. There were concerns about location leakage for users using a proxy (such as Tor).

  Test Case
  ---------

  1) Install patches / patched package
  2) Confirm that the 'geoip url' is set to a correct 'https' value, and that this value is set as the default:
     `$ gsettings get com.ubuntu.geoip geoip-url` should display `https://geoip.ubuntu.com/lookup`
     `$ gsettings reset com.ubuntu.geoip geoip-url && gsettings get com.ubuntu.geoip geoip-url` should continue to display `https://geoip.ubuntu.com/lookup` (this will confirm that the `https` value is set as the default.
  3) Confirm that the the correct location is being retrieved by the Ubuntu geoip service:
     apt install geoclue-examples
     and then geoclue-test-gui
     . . . should show correct location information.

  Regression Potential
  --------------------
  As long as Canonical maintains https://geoip.ubuntu.com, things should be fine here. Minimal fix.

  Original Bug Report
  -------------------
  geoip.ubuntu.com does not utilize HTTPS and leaks unencrypted over HTTP. This can potentially be utilized by nation state adversaries to compromise user privacy. This service is called multiple times per day by the OS in order to track users.

  $ nc -zv geoip.ubuntu.com 80
  Connection to geoip.ubuntu.com 80 port [tcp/http] succeeded!

  $ nc -zv -w 3 geoip.ubuntu.com 443
  nc: connect to geoip.ubuntu.com port 443 (tcp) timed out

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