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It establishes that behavioral interaction data is collected under pseudonymous identifiers, meaning users are not identified by name but their interaction patterns are still recorded as a defined data category.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with an ellipsis, indicating additional examples of User Engagement Data may exist in the full document that are not reflected in the canonical claim.
Users' interactions with Copilot — including whether they accept or dismiss completions and system-level events — are captured under pseudonymous identifiers by GitHub.
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It establishes that behavioral interaction data is collected under pseudonymous identifiers, meaning users are not identified by name but their interaction patterns are still recorded as a defined data category.
Users' interactions with Copilot — including whether they accept or dismiss completions and system-level events — are captured under pseudonymous identifiers by GitHub.
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