** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1339820
Title: Preventing fraudulent flash memory Status in GNOME Disks: Confirmed Status in gnome-disk-utility package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Do a simple Google search or eBay search for microSD or FLASH memory and you'll quickly realize something: There are some great prices out there! That is, until you actually get the memory device in your hands, test it out, and it fails within a matter of hours. There needs to be something out there, a common technology practice, to correctly and accurately test these memory modules the first time the user plugs in the device in order to prevent imminent data failure at an unexpected moment. I have the idea for the GNOME Disk Utility in Ubuntu -- To accurately test any new memory module installed with the consent of the user the second the module is plugged in and allowed to gain ROOT access to the filesystem. A simple test like this can save the general public tonnes of money when it comes to buying memory, keep malicious codes from entering our loved computer systems, and help educate us on how to choose the correct memory technology, where to buy it, and what to look for, etc.. Included in this idea I have is an optional form to report certain module types into a larger database that is interconnected between all computers using the GNOME Disk Utility and connected to the internet for even faster emergency diagnosis with instant fraudulent device recognition that will then push a warning to the user to remove the module at once and a set of instructions on how to properly request a refund for their counterfeit device. Something like this has never before been integrated into mainstream computing methods, and it's about time a smart, automated, self- learning, user-teaching system like this is implemented. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.10.0-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jul 9 13:15:58 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-19 (140 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (82 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1339820/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp