Comment on GitHub Copilot CLI now in public beta

• Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not on my machine. Or at least, I do everything humanly possible to limit it.

  Either through:

  • Switching to FOSS alternatives
  • Custom patches applied to proprietary binaries.
  • Blocking network access for certain processes

  I don’t expect everyone to become a privacy expert though.

  However I do believe systematic privacy is important, and that we should aim for better privacy laws to keep the intellectual property of the average user safe.

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  • KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I mean yeah that’s why I use local models that suck completely for code completion. But why single out copilot when every single electronic device is in a permanent war for cloud capital

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    • Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Well, the post was about copilot,
      so that’s what my comment was about.

      But I agree, fck all big-tech software.

      If it’s not produced by a non-profit as open source, then it’s not worth your time.

      (Due to anti-consumer practices, spy-ware/telemetry or vunerabilities to worry about)

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