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25 mentions on Hacker News by 21 people: 8 stories, 17 comments · first 2017-07-16 · latest 2026-06-10
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…a license from OFAC to allow there services to be used from Iran. You can read about it here: https://github.com/github/site-policy/blob/main/Policies/oth... And here: https://github.blog/news-insights/policy-news-and-insights/a...
comment by throwaway2037 · 2026-06-10 · in Let's Encrypt bans certificate usage in any US sanctioned territory [pdf] -
weird... this is redirecting me to `Privacy Statement Updates September 2022 #582` https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/582
comment by maerF0x0 · 2025-08-05 · in GitHub pull requests were down -
Dupe: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/582
comment by darth_avocado · 2025-08-05 · in GitHub pull requests were down -
The pull request and an update from GH team on what they mean, https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/926#issuecomment-... > To clarify, this policy would not impact general-purpose tools that can generate synthetic media (like Stable…
comment by skilled · 2024-04-21 · in GitHub policy proposal on deepfake AI tools -
…this policy.". Notice the explicit "does not allow". Should I still change it to the original? [1] https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/926
comment by Tiberium · 2024-04-19 · in A policy proposal on our approach to deepfake tools and responsible AI -
…removed all non-essential cookies https://github.blog/2020-12-17-no-cookie-for-you/ added them back https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/582/files and now if you click either "Manage cookies" or "Do not share my personal information"…
comment by kbutler · 2024-04-14 · in Show HN: Mazelit - My wife and I released our first game -
…to enterprise customers. Github.com will continue to operate as-is. The PR is a better resource https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/582
comment by grenoire · 2022-08-09 · in GitHub removes promise not to track you -
github/MSFT don't have an impeccable track record either: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/397#issuecomment-... I'd imagine the moment some OSINT outfits or activists start uploading footage of conflicts (perhaps to be referenced…
comment by DyslexicAtheist · 2021-05-23 · in Video uploads now available across GitHub -
…Basically you now use the same cookie "_octo" both for session management and first part tracking: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/336/files#diff-8b... EU guidelines require that you offer granularity of choice for different…
comment by iliasbartolini · 2020-12-19 · in No Cookie for You -
…3rd party personal information using cookies, you are (or "may") do so through other means. [0]: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/336/commits/fe1b6... -- EDIT: clarified GDPR point. [1]: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/…
comment by spinningslate · 2020-12-18 · in No Cookie for You -
This is all detailed in our updated privacy policy: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/336
comment by natfriedman · 2020-12-18 · in No Cookie for You -
…day user notice period. We do this in the open in a pull request, so you can see the changes now: https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/336
comment by natfriedman · 2020-12-18 · in No Cookie for You -
Our DMCA takedown policy is public and documents our workflow: https://docs.github.com/github/site-policy/dmca-takedown-pol... It’s also open source: https://github.com/github/site-policy/blob/main/Policies/dmc...
comment by natfriedman · 2020-11-16 · in YouTube-dl's repository has been restored -
FWIW, it was first created in 2017 and last updated in March[0]. [0] https://github.com/github/site-policy/commits/master/Policie...
comment by horyzen · 2019-05-21 · in GitHub and Export Controls -
https://github.com/github/site-policy/commit/04c8757f1fefd3e... this is fun - if you're a US government entity, you get much saner terms of service - they will not delete your data on a whim or without warning, only if you break their ToS…
comment by Kliment · 2017-07-17 · in GitHub updates Terms of Service -
> https://github.com/github/site-policy/commit/88dc965c17f48f5... I'm also on mobile. It is clear that this is a diff for License, not term of service. https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/1 https://github.com/github/site-policy/pull/…
comment by c8g · 2017-07-17 · in GitHub updates Terms of Service -
I'm on mobile. I think this is the diff? https://github.com/github/site-policy/commit/88dc965c17f48f5... Can anyone confirm?
comment by WalterGR · 2017-07-17 · in GitHub updates Terms of Service