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Shaping laws, regulations, norms, and standard practices—policies—to promote the interests of developers and good social outcomes from the software revolution.

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  1. Nov 26

    GitHub is proud to join the amicus brief defending the program which allows international graduates of U.S. colleges opportunity to work in the U.S. Their diverse experiences help U.S. businesses lead in development of software and other tech that serves the world.

    JUST IN: , U.S. Business Community File Amicus Brief in Support of Optional Practical Training (OPT) Read more:
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  2. Nov 25

    Contract for the Web is a roadmap for an inclusive future which every human can help build, and from which every human can benefit = more opportunity for more developers to build great software that serves humanity. Developers & policymakers must work together to make it happen.

    If we fail to defend the free and open web, we risk a digital dystopia of entrenched inequality and abuse of rights. We must act now. Join me in backing the Contract for the Web — a global plan of action for the .
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  3. Nov 15

    We've opened a notice and comment period (made pull requests in github/site-policy) for our Privacy Statement and Acceptable Use Policies. Also learn about other updates to our legal terms, and a reminder our policies are openly licensed for reuse.

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  4. Nov 11

    California’s new law () goes into effect January 2020. Learn how GitHub is complying and extending privacy protections for developers, and also how you can prepare (tl;dr—don’t sell personal information) and contribute to the rules.

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  5. Oct 9

    We believe in empowering developers around the world. We also believe in basic human rights and treating people with respect and dignity. Our perspective on immigration policy and how we plan to advocate for change.

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  6. Oct 4

    We're proud to join in explaining that the CASE Act could empower trolls by fast-tracking lawsuits and removing critical safeguards that software developers and other collaborative content creators need.

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    Sep 30

    Recent updates to federal IT policies have opened the door for OMB to consider how the concept of agile could work for federal regulations.

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  8. Sep 26

    Proud to have ElectionGuard open sourced on GitHub. Discover more open source voting projects like and .

    Our open-source SDK is now available on for election technology suppliers to integrate into their voting systems. Get the details here:
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  9. Sep 17

    We unfortunately need to share that the 2019 GET Summit is postponed. We have more details at the link below. Don't hesitate to reach out with questions.
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  10. Sep 17

    is postponed but many experts will be in SF next week; we're happy to host a happy hour on open source election tech 9/24 5:30-7:30pm at GitHub HQ all interested in open source, democracy, and technology are welcome!

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  11. Sep 12

    Sanctions impact both developers and the global open source community. Read more about how U.S. trade sanctions affect GitHub—and how we’re advocating for as much access to code and collaboration as possible.

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    Sep 9

    The Community & Safety team at is hiring a senior software engineer! Come join us building tools to help build healthier, safer communities and protecting users from abuse!

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    Jul 31

    To date, we’ve sent 23 technologists to Congress, to offices like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Cory Gardner and the House Oversight Committee. You could be next! Join to shape the future of tech policy. Deadline extended to 9/3!

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  14. Jul 25

    We welcome new signatories and their work on vuln disclosure. We also believe in giving security researchers legal reassurance, which is why we've adopted safe harbor policies (written by ) which you can fork on GitHub:

    We're excited to announce FOUR new signatories today! Plus commitments by all signatories to adopt vulnerability disclosure policies by end of the year. Learn more:
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  15. Jul 24

    "Software development was really at risk." Watch GitHub's , along with , , , , and , on why GitHub intervened in the EU copyright reform debate at

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    Jul 23

    To my public policy, government, and other friends new to and this year: Your travel guide has arrived! I present the first ever Lost Policymaker's Guide to Hacker Summer Camp!

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    Jul 23

    8/ P.S. if you're a startup or large company, join . They help drive policy discussions, like & other issues, on our behalf. You're in good company: /

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    Jul 10

    We're on Twitter! Welcome to the official account of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord. Follow us here and on our website , to stay up to date on our efforts to create a safer online world for customers and users everywhere.

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    Jul 1

    RSVP now for the Legal Fellow Panel on July 18! This year's panel tackles the practical effects of recent reforms to the EU Copyright Directive. Panelists include: , , Mishi Choudhary, Erin Simon, and .

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  20. Jun 25

    A few months ago open sourced the security addendum they use for SaaS-style vendor contracts. Always great to see more transparency and potential for reuse and collaboration around both private and public sector policies. Check it out at

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