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Re:If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your ... by andoando on Friday March 27, 2026 @05:38PM (#47548637)
Thats still pretty bad. Its no longer private if all your code goes through LLM training set and is resurfable to everyone publicly.

Why would I ever use copilot on any code Id want to be kept private? Labling it a private repo and having a tiny clause in the TOS saying we can take your code and show it to everybody is just an upright lie

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Re:If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your ... by NewsaHackO on Friday March 27, 2026 @06:13PM (#47549062)
I mean, you shouldn't send data to any SaaS LLM for code you want to be private, unless you have had them sign some sort of contract saying they will not train on your use. In fact, it is probably never a good idea to send anything you want to be private off premises unencrypted.
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