Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by 4dahalibut on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:35PM
(#33172073)
I tried it and it knows my username (same as my username here). I haven't decided how I feel about that.
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Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by jibe on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:40PM
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It is weird? You out your name in code in open repositories and it is out there.
Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by nextaccountic on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @11:27PM
(#33172438)
But should Microsoft be using this data like that?
Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by mwint on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @11:42PM
(#33172542)
“Should” questions rarely matter in practice.
They are, and they probably won’t be stopped, so each of us at the individual level have to decide if we are okay with it and what additional action to take to protect ourselves, if necessary.
Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by nextaccountic on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @12:08AM
(#33172723)
But what if the individual or a group of individuals decide that the best way to protect themselves is to sue Microsoft? Then the question of "should" becomes relevant agai
Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by mwint on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @12:52AM
(#33173001)
There's lots of legal things that groups can agree an entity "shouldn't" do, and lots of illegal things groups can agree "should" be done.
Even in a court, it's really not a 'should' question. It's a "is this legal, and what is the penalty" question.
Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by machiaweliczny on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @10:14AM
(#33177267)
I wonder if it would complete such query: „Machiaweliczny github handle is „
Re:GitHub Copilot exposes names in TODO comments
by machiaweliczny on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @11:54AM
(#33264002)
I tried and no, it's not there yet. I guess that'g good.