Policy

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.

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.

Find out what we shared at the US Copyright Office based on our experience with the EU Copyright Directive.

The EU Copyright Directive has come down to a final vote. Read on for more on what’s at stake and how the developer community shaped the debate.

In our latest policy predictions for 2019, we explore five trends that might profoundly affect the environment in which developers build and ship software for years to come.

We’re excited to share GitHub’s 2018 Transparency Report, a by-the-numbers look at how we handle requests for user data and moderate content on GitHub.

A summary of content removals and and user information disclosures in 2017

GitHub’s annual transparency report, 2016 edition

$ git push … remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects. remote: error: GH013: Your push could infringe someone’s copyright. remote: If you believe this is a…

At GitHub, we recognize that running a great business over the long term requires a measure of “work/life balance” – and that includes recognizing that developers and other knowledge workers…

Last year, we wrote up our 2014 Transparency Report, the first report of its kind we’ve been able to do. It’s important to continue to update our community on the…

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…