Right now, on my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop, for testing purposes I've changed the /etc/hosts file to something very simple:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 something
However, this simple configuration fails to appear in a host run:
$ host something
Host something not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
Something I have never seen on my Ubuntu machine before now- .AppleDouble folders have appeared in many different folders all over my filesystem.
It creeped me out- like someone on a Mac was looking through my filesystems? Is there a less paranoid explanation?
My privacy feels invaded by the "active" light on my webcam turning on when I boot Ubuntu, and again when I login. It stays on for 3-4 seconds, then turns back off.
It's a Creative HD 1080p webcam that sits on top of the monitor, plugged in via USB.