Re:Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Pro...
by jen20 on Monday May 06, 2024 @03:31AM
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> Is GitHub going to start verifying citizenship?
As an American company they must presumably already do this to avoid violating sanctions, and least for anyone giving them money. It’s not a huge stretch to imagine they could also do so for free tier users.
Re:Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Pro...
by Thorrez on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @01:00AM
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I don't think they need to verify citizenship. I think IP geolocation is sufficient to comply with sanctions. That's not going to stop a malicious actor though.
As an American company they must presumably already do this to avoid violating sanctions, and least for anyone giving them money. It’s not a huge stretch to imagine they could also do so for free tier users.