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On GitHub’s image proxy
- jffry 13y agoGitHub's main stated benefit for the proxying was to prevent things like this Proxying these images will help protect your privacy: your browser information won't be leaked to other third party services Source: https://github.com/blog/1766-proxying-user-images https://github.com/blog/1766-proxying-user-images (linked from TFA)
- nilved 13y agoIf course, what it really means is: we want to monopolize your data.
- eps 13y agoNo, it actually doesn't mean that, because it's not "your" data to begin with. It's theirs.
- nilved 13y agoNo, I think the websites I visit is my data.
- dwightgunning 13y agomonetize?
- dictum 13y agoGitHub still leaks your browser information to Google (and some would argue, Automattic) unless you take steps to prevent this.
- mcormier 13y agoDon't build your business model on something where you are dependent on something you can't control. If you decide to anyway then walk away when the honeymoon is over.
- jacobbijani 13y agoI thought the "Always Free" badge was interesting. What is the business?
- beaker52 13y agoGitHub, that's a crappy move. BitDeli, well played with the phrasing of your notice.
- j_s 13y agoInteresting to see the list of repos that were using this service.