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If you're hosting at the free github service, or even paid, github did not scrape your code. They just accessed the information on the hardware they owned. HTTP
by superkuh 5y ago
If you're hosting at the free github service, or even paid, github did not scrape your code. They just accessed the information on the hardware they owned. HTTP wouldn't have to be involved at all. They could just look at the disks.
Additionally, "The third-party doctrine is a United States legal doctrine that holds that people who voluntarily give information to third parties—such as banks, phone companies, internet service providers (ISPs), and e-mail servers—have "no reasonable expectation of privacy.""
The above isn't to say I agree with this but just to highlight the dangers of outsourcing and the cloud.
- blibble 5y agobelieve it or not there's more countries in the world than the United States > "The third-party doctrine is a United States legal doctrine that holds that people who voluntarily give information to third parties—such as banks, phone companies, internet service providers (ISPs), and e-mail servers—have "no reasonable expectation of privacy." this is definitely not the case for 100% of the rest of the world
- vinay427 5y agoIt's not even true in the US. It's not a specific law, but rather a doctrine that is more of a vague legal idea as I understand it. There are always laws that don't follow it, such as the CCPA in California or several (narrower) approaches in other states, or even cases such as Carpenter v. US that rejected a possible application of it. This is without even considering more obvious holes in this concept including IP law, healthcare data, etc.
- superkuh 5y agoGithub isn't incorporated and mostly centered in the rest of the world.
- smoldesu 5y agoThe good news is that Github then also has no reasonable expectation for me to use their service. Most developers can just as easily set up a Gitlab or self-hosted alternative with zero friction.
- croes 5y agoThat's why the GDPR is right. Like you mentioned, there is no cloud just other peoples hardware. They will do whatever they want with your code. MS didn't change a bit.