This is a Reddit discussion about a mailing list discussion.

Canonical's actual announcement (saying they don't yet have an announcement) is here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntus-response-to-californi...

Time for malicious compliance? Add telemetry to an app, prohibit its use in states with such laws, then start turning in users to the State. Specifically, target only those individuals involved in government. Overwhelm the system and watch it collapse.

Absolute insanity