[Bug 1617535] Re: geoip.ubuntu.com does not utilize HTTPS

[Simon Quigley]

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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:
  Triaged
Status in ubuntu-geoip source package in Artful:
  Triaged

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

  
  Original Bug Report
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  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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