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Policy

Updates to our Privacy Statement

When you check your GitHub account today, you’ll see an announcement letting you know that we’ve updated our Privacy Statement. Check it out! Before we get into what’s new, rest…

Hannah Poteat

Doubling Down on ConnectHome

Today GitHub is proud to host the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julián Castro, at our SF office. We are thrilled to welcome him, his senior staff, community organizations,…

Nicole Sanchez

GitHub is a Proud ConnectHome Partner

We are excited to announce GitHub’s partnership with the White House and the Department of Housing and Urban Development that will equip low-income homes with affordable and free broadband wireless…

Nicole Sanchez

GitHub’s 2014 Transparency Report

Like most online services, GitHub occasionally receives legal requests relating to user accounts and content, such as subpoenas or takedown notices. You may wonder how often we receive such requests…

Jesse Geraci

Fighting patent trolls with the LOT Network

GitHub is joining the LOT Network, an open patent-licensing program designed to reduce patent litigation. The rising threat of patent trolls Some claim that software patents are essential to motivate…

Tal Niv

A Better DMCA Process

To bring more transparency and clarity to the processes surrounding the DMCA, we are rolling out three improvements to the way we process copyright takedowns: First, whenever possible, users will…

Jesse Geraci

Responsible Disclosure Policy

There has been some confusion over today's security vulnerability and our policy on responsible disclosure and account suspension that I'd like to clear up. Three days ago, user @homakov opened…

Tom Preston-Werner