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GitHub Copilot

Medium Risk

Code Assistants

AI pair programmer from GitHub and OpenAI

5
Risk Score
(1-10 scale)

Data Handling

Storage Location

GitHub/Microsoft servers

Retention Policy

Code snippets for telemetry

Training on User Data

Does not train on Business/Enterprise

Risk Factors

  • ⚠Sends code snippets to cloud
  • ⚠Potential IP leakage
  • ⚠License compliance questions

Security Recommendations

  • ✓Use Business or Enterprise plan
  • ✓Disable telemetry
  • ✓Review generated code licenses
  • ✓Block in high-security repos

Compliance

SOC 2✓
GDPR✓
HIPAA✗

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