On GitHub’s image proxy

jffry · on March 11, 2014

GitHub's main stated benefit for the proxying was to prevent things like this

  Proxying these images will help protect your privacy:
  your browser information won't be leaked to other
  third party services

Source: https://github.com/blog/1766-proxying-user-images (linked from TFA)

dictum · on March 11, 2014

GitHub still leaks your browser information to Google (and some would argue, Automattic) unless you take steps to prevent this.

nilved · on March 11, 2014

If course, what it really means is: we want to monopolize your data.

eps · on March 11, 2014

No, it actually doesn't mean that, because it's not "your" data to begin with. It's theirs.

nilved · on March 11, 2014

No, I think the websites I visit is my data.

dwightgunning · on March 11, 2014

monetize?

mcormier · on March 11, 2014

Don't build your business model on something where you are dependent on something you can't control. If you decide to anyway then walk away when the honeymoon is over.

jacobbijani · on March 11, 2014

I thought the "Always Free" badge was interesting. What is the business?

beaker52 · on March 11, 2014

GitHub, that's a crappy move.

BitDeli, well played with the phrasing of your notice.

j_s · on March 11, 2014

Interesting to see the list of repos that were using this service.