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The prohibition explicitly protects GitHub users' personal information from commercial exploitation via API access, naming specific actors in the data-brokering ecosystem.
GitHub's updated Terms of Service now include an explicit section governing AI features, including Copilot. The new section establishes specific contractual terms for how user data may be collected, used, and retained for developing and improving AI and machine learning models, and identifies what controls are available to users. The practical effect is that AI-related data practices are now consolidated under dedicated contractual language rather than dispersed across general service terms.
View change record →GitHub's Terms of Service update on April 19, 2026 involved substantial revisions across 54 sentences, with 40 sentences removed and 4 added. The extent of change suggests modifications to core service provisions; however, without access to the specific language that was modified, removed, or added, the precise operational implications for users cannot be determined. Users should review the updated Terms directly to understand how the changes affect their usage rights, account obligations, or dispute resolution procedures.
View change record →Users are prohibited from using the GitHub API to extract data for spam or to sell other users' personal information to third parties such as recruiters and job boards.
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The prohibition explicitly protects GitHub users' personal information from commercial exploitation via API access, naming specific actors in the data-brokering ecosystem.
Users are prohibited from using the GitHub API to extract data for spam or to sell other users' personal information to third parties such as recruiters and job boards.
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