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

Posted by bob on Apr 23, 2026 2:25 AM EDT
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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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