Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted

[Colin Law]

On 17 October 2017 at 20:50, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
> ..
> Now, because that package is specified as automatically installing
> packages, even against the will of the computer administrator, I have
> had to disable software updating, including notifications of updates,
> on that computer.

So are you saying that with Updates in Software and Updates set to
only inform you of security updates that it still is installing them
without your permission?  If so then that is definitely a bug.

Colin