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GitHub opts all CLI users into telemetry collection whether they want it or not

The Register 22 April 2026 4h ago
GitHub opts all CLI users into telemetry collection whether they want it or not
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Opt-out instructions included if you're not keen on GitHub watching you in the name of product improvement Users of GitHub's command-line interface (CLI) who value privacy, beware. The Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform has quietly begun collecting pseudonymous client-side telemetry from CLI users and enabled it by default.…
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