I just don't understand why people downvote you. It's quite stupid to downvote someone who is merely pointing out facts.
Google analytic is everywhere. If you don't want Github to track you, then don't use it. So if people fear Google, then should Github do the tracking on its own? Then all the sudden Github is not evil anymore. But look: github has your repository, your code. If you have a private repo, github still owns the source code in their data store. So in the end, privacy on Github? Minimal.
And you know what? Github itself has been using Google analytic for years. And now we are complaining about Google collecting data?
If you care about privacy, you shouldn't even be using Github. If you care about your privacy, you should never give up your true IP, your true identity on the Internet.
> Google analytic is everywhere. If you don't want Github to track you, then don't use it. So if people fear Google, then should Github do the tracking on its own? Then all the sudden Github is not evil anymore.
First, it is not "evil", it's just an invasion of privacy. Yes, if GitHub did their own tracking I wouldn't have a problem with it. What I don't want is one company that knows everything I do online and that's why I have a problem with GA. That GitHub tracks my activity on GitHub is completely acceptable.
> And you know what? Github itself has been using Google analytic for years. And now we are complaining about Google collecting data?
I can block GA in my browser, so this doesn't concern me. Using privacy invading tracking scripts all you want, I'll just block them. Can't really do the same in a desktop text editor.
So it's either all or nothing? It's possible to concede some privacy in some aspects of work/life while trying to retain it in another. Even though you have a Github account doesn't mean that all your code is on Github. You might not have remotely close to all the work you do in an editor on Github, at least if you're the kind of person who's more comfortable in your favorite editor than in a word-processor. People have been power users of editors for decades without needing the cloud or a remote, third party service in order to use them.
I was addressing the reaction. Github has been using GA for years and AFAIK there is no way to opt out via Github account settings. Atom is not something you use on Github; it's a desktop application. If you install a browser, you have the option to NOT send data to the browser vendor, but most people choose to use the default settings. I don't see why we have to think auto opt-in is bad or a bummer. Github even makes it explicit that you can disable GA (or whatever metric software they are using in Atom) in Atom and atom's opt out option is 100x better than Google Plus integration.
Google analytic is everywhere. If you don't want Github to track you, then don't use it. So if people fear Google, then should Github do the tracking on its own? Then all the sudden Github is not evil anymore. But look: github has your repository, your code. If you have a private repo, github still owns the source code in their data store. So in the end, privacy on Github? Minimal.
And you know what? Github itself has been using Google analytic for years. And now we are complaining about Google collecting data?
If you care about privacy, you shouldn't even be using Github. If you care about your privacy, you should never give up your true IP, your true identity on the Internet.