> On April 24 we'll start using GitHub Copilot interaction data for AI model training unless you opt out. Review this update and manage your preferences in your GitHub account settings.

Now "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training" is enabled by default.

Turn it off here: https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

Do they have this set on business accounts also by default? If so, this is really shady.

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lenova 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Ugh, can't believe they made this opt-in by default, and didn't even post the direct URLs to disable in their blog post.

To add on to your (already helpful!) instructions:

- Go to https://github.com/settings/copilot/features - Go to the "Privacy" section - Find: "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training" - Set to disabled

	▲	inetknght 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> can't believe they made this opt-in by default You can't believe Microslop is force-feeding people Copilot in yet another way? > and didn't even post the direct URLs to disable in their blog post You can't believe Microshaft didn't tell you how to not get shafted?

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parkersweb 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes - not impressed at all that this is opt-in default for business users. We have a policy in place with clients that code we write for them won’t be used in AI training - so expecting us to opt out isn’t an acceptable approach for a business relationship where the expectation is security and privacy.

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aksss an hour ago | parent [-]

It is not opt-in by default for business users. The feature flag doesn't show in org policies and github states that it's not scoped to business users.

	▲	parkersweb 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Gah - you’re right - but given that I don’t use personal copilot - but I do manage an organisation that gives copilot to some of our developers AND I was sent an email this evening making no mention at all of business copilot being excluded it could definitely have been communicated better…

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g947o 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/188488

> Why are you only using data from individuals while excluding businesses and enterprises?

> Our agreements with Business and Enterprise customers prohibit using their Copilot interaction data for model training, and we honor those commitments. Individual users on Free, Pro, and Pro+ plans have control over their data and can opt out at any time.

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dormento 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Aka "they have lawyers and you usually don't, so we think we can get away with it."

	▲	gentleman11 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		only big companies have access to the legal system. nobody else can afford it

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themafia 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> and we honor those commitments.

Ah, so when the inevitable "bug" appears, and we all learn that you've completely failed to honor anything, what will be your "commitment" then? An apology and a few free months?

Time to start pushing for a self hosted git service again.

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martinwoodward 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just confirming, we do not use Copilot interaction data for model training of Copilot Business or Enterprise customers.

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archb 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Interestingly, it is disabled by default for me.

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crashingintoyou 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Reading the github blog post "If you previously opted out of the setting allowing GitHub to collect this data for product improvements, your preference has been retained—your choice is preserved, and your data will not be used for training unless you opt in."

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gpm 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Me too, which is making me wonder if they're planning on silently flipping this setting on April 24th (making it impossible to opt out in advance).

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spiderfarmer 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Is it because I'm in the EU?

	▲	paularmstrong 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I'm in the US and it's off for me. I believe I've previously opted out of everything copilot related in the past if there was anything.
	▲	gpm 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I'm in Canada, so not only the EU at least.

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gentleman11 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What did everyone expect? I can't understand this community's trust of microsoft or startups. It's the typical land grab: start off decent, win people over, build a moat, then start shaking everybody down in the most egregious way possible.

It's just unusual how quickly they're going for the shakedown this time

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DavidSJ 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Do they have this set on business accounts also by default? If so, this is really shady.

Looks like not, but would it actually have been shadier, or are we just used to individual users being fucked over?

	▲	hrmtst93837 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If they turned it on for business orgs, that would blow up fast. The line between "helpful telemetry" and "silent corporate data mining" gets blurry once your team's repo is feeding the next Copilot. People are weirdly willing to shrug when it's some solo coder getting fleeced instead of a company with lawyers and procurement people in the room. If an account tier is doing all the moral cleanup, the policy is bad.