Privacy options available in GitHub Copilot
Dev.to / 3/18/2026
💬 OpinionDeveloper Stack & InfrastructureTools & Practical Usage
Key Points
- GitHub Copilot privacy varies by subscription tier (Individual, Business, Enterprise) with different protections and configurable options.
- Copilot transmits contextual code to cloud servers for inference, meaning some code context leaves the local machine.
- For Copilot Business and Enterprise, prompts and suggestions are not retained for model training, reducing the risk of private code being fed back into training.
- The article outlines the main privacy concerns (storage, training usage, cross-user exposure) and how to align Copilot usage with an organization’s security requirements.
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