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'''GitHub''' is a proprietary developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. It uses Git to provide distributed version control and GitHub itself provides access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project. Headquartered in California, GitHub has been a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]] since 2018.

==Consumer-impact summary==

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*'''Privacy -''' GitHub is owned by [[Microsoft]], raising questions about data usage.

==Incidents==

===Questions about data usage (2024-present)===

GitHub does not specifically tell you the data usage for AI with private repositories. This means that it might be using your data to train AI models by Microsoft like Copilot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What specific data exactly will be send to Copilot? |url=https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/59630 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=GitHub}}</ref> Previously, Copilot exposed vital private repositories from big companies, raising even more concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Copilot AI Exposes Private GitHub Code From Top Companies |url=https://digitalchew.com/2025/02/28/copilot-ai-exposes-private-github-code-from-top-companies/ |website=digitalchew.com}}</ref>

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

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+'''GitHub''' is a proprietary developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. It uses Git to provide distributed version control and GitHub itself provides access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project. Headquartered in California, GitHub has been a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]] since 2018.
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
-{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+*'''Privacy -''' GitHub is owned by [[Microsoft]], raising questions about data usage.
 ==Incidents==
-{{Ph-C-Inc}}
+===Questions about data usage (2024-present)===
+GitHub does not specifically tell you the data usage for AI with private repositories. This means that it might be using your data to train AI models by Microsoft like Copilot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What specific data exactly will be send to Copilot? |url=https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/59630 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=GitHub}}</ref> Previously, Copilot exposed vital private repositories from big companies, raising even more concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Copilot AI Exposes Private GitHub Code From Top Companies |url=https://digitalchew.com/2025/02/28/copilot-ai-exposes-private-github-code-from-top-companies/ |website=digitalchew.com}}</ref>
 This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].