Microsoft's GitHub: Requests for user data double in 2018, but gag orders grow faster

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Microsoft's GitHub: Requests for user data double in 2018, but gag orders grow faster
January 22, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/micro...ta-double-in-2018-but-gag-orders-grow-faster/

The company received 112 requests to disclose user information last year, which included 81 subpoenas, 22 court orders, and seven search warrants.

GitHub notes it requires a subpoena to disclose information such as a name, email address, billing information, or an IP address linked to an account, while it requires a court order or search warrant for other user information, like user access logs, private repository settings.

"It's probably not surprising that we're receiving more user information requests as the GitHub community grows," says GitHub policy manager Abby Vollmer.
GitHub also received 1,799 DMCA takedown notices throughout the year, typically totaling between 125 to 172 takedown notices per month.
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GitHub: 2018 Transparency Report

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