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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by someone@lemmy.today to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Github has made it impossible to create an account when using a VPN and a privacy browser with fully spoofed hardware identifiers. (Use Firefox or Firefox-based Privacy Browser, VPN, install Canvasblocker to test this.) I create an account with Google or Apple (both requiring hardware identifiers and numbers and birthdates) or I can use an email. When I use an email, it comes back with this horrible test, and even if I do it completely correctly, it tells me after I didn't do the test right, gaslighting me with a picture of what I chose (which I didn't choose) and showing me the correct picture (which I did choose and it claims I didn't select).

It's fucking bullshit and it's more corporate control of open source software. For people who have their discussion or issue tracker, I can't even participate without hardware identifiers likely linked to me some other way and phone numbers. It's fucking bullshit. If anyone from Microsoft is reading this, FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

I am so tired of this bullshit. I just want to post an issue about a piece of software. You don't need my fingerprint, hardware or personal, or biometric shit. This is a slippery slope. Fuck them.

I really hope more developers just get the fuck off Github. Honestly, if you are developing privacy-oriented software and using github, there's a mistmatch and it's bullshit, and I know it's time consuming and annoying to move, but please do. This is fucking bullshit and it's not like it's going to become LESS annoying over time. FUCK THIS.

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[-] ell1e@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

I provide whatever I think is useful for the discussion.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

And I'm just letting you know that link bombing isn't, and it's actually a discussion if you explain your point rather than dropping someone else's novel.
If for no other reason than because you don't have to dig for what part of what was posted is related to what they were saying, and you can much faster say "ah, you're talking about something totally different than I am".

[-] ell1e@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't think you're making a relevant point, but I'm not interested in continuing. Sorry for the terseness, I just don't want to drag this on.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Nah, it's cool. We're clearly talking at cross purposes. Have a good one.

this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2026
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