Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement
We regularly update our policies to reflect the evolution of our products, changing legal requirements, and user feedback. In this update, we’ve made some changes to our Terms of Service,…
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Standing by developers through Google v. Oracle
This article originally appeared in TechCrunch, and is republished here with permission. The Supreme Court heard arguments October 7 in Google v. Oracle. This case raises a fundamental question for…
Safe harbors for software collaboration, part 1
As policymakers grapple with how to address hate speech and disinformation on the internet, they’re eying the legal structure underpinning collaborative software development: legal safe harbors. These safe harbors protect…
Ensure your neighbors have the right to vote: A software engineer volunteers at his local elections office
This post is the second in a series on access and the U.S. elections. Hear from Software Engineer and GitHub Senior Director of Strategic Programs, Kyle Daigle, on his experience volunteering at his local election office.
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Safeguarding trans-Atlantic developer collaboration
Last week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled the EU-US Privacy Shield, a mechanism governing personal data transfers from the EU to the US, is invalid due to concerns…
GitHub Supports the Open Technology Fund
Last week, GitHub joined over 500 organizations signing a letter to the U.S. Congress seeking continued support for the Open Technology Fund (OTF) and its mission of funding open source…
2019 Transparency Report
We’re excited to share GitHub’s 2019 Transparency Report, a by-the-numbers look at how we handle requests for user data and moderate content on GitHub.
Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement
Learn more about updates we’ve made to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.
Our tl;dr for California’s new privacy law: Do not sell
California’s new privacy law comes into effect this January. Learn how you can prepare (tl;dr—don’t sell personal information) and contribute to the rules.
GitHub and US Government developers
At GitHub, we believe in empowering developers around the world. We also believe in basic human rights and treating people with respect and dignity. Today, I wanted to share a message I sent to all employees yesterday that is related to this, as it is important that we share our views on immigration policy with the world and not just internally with employees.
Global software collaboration in the face of sanctions
Sanctions impact both developers and the global open source community. Read more about how US trade sanctions affect GitHub—and how we’re advocating for as much access to code and collaboration as possible.
GitHub scores high in content moderation report
See how GitHub protects users against online censorship.
Updates to GitHub Package Registry
We’ve listened to your feedback about GitHub Package Registry and we’re changing the deletion policy for packages. Read more about the change and joining the beta.
GitHub shares lessons learned from EU Copyright Directive at US DMCA roundtable
Find out what we shared at the US Copyright Office based on our experience with the EU Copyright Directive.