[Bug 1510996] [NEW] Popularity-contest consumes 100% CPU

[Cerin]

Public bug reported:

1) Ubuntu 14.04.3

2) 1.57ubuntu1 0

3) I expect no non-critical background process to consume all my CPU.

4) My system bogged down and running `top` I saw that a program called
popularity-contest was consuming all my CPU. Apparently, this is a
standard Ubuntu background service that logs which apps I use. Although
that's a little disconcerting, I don't have a problem with that type of
stat collection as long as I'm aware of it and it doesn't interfere with
my normal usage. As a result, I've uninstalled this package.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: popularity-contest 1.57ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-65.106-generic 3.13.11-ckt26
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-65-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed Oct 28 11:37:08 2015
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: popularity-contest
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-04-19 (191 days ago)

** Affects: popularity-contest (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to popularity-contest in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1510996

Title:
  Popularity-contest consumes 100% CPU

Status in popularity-contest package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) Ubuntu 14.04.3

  2) 1.57ubuntu1 0

  3) I expect no non-critical background process to consume all my CPU.

  4) My system bogged down and running `top` I saw that a program called
  popularity-contest was consuming all my CPU. Apparently, this is a
  standard Ubuntu background service that logs which apps I use.
  Although that's a little disconcerting, I don't have a problem with
  that type of stat collection as long as I'm aware of it and it doesn't
  interfere with my normal usage. As a result, I've uninstalled this
  package.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: popularity-contest 1.57ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-65.106-generic 3.13.11-ckt26
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-65-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Wed Oct 28 11:37:08 2015
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: popularity-contest
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-04-19 (191 days ago)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/popularity-contest/+bug/1510996/+subscriptions