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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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[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m curious when this happened. I literally created a new account for GitHub this week, only using an email address, and on Firefox. No wonky tests or anything needed.

[–] hcbxzz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Firefox still leaks enough info to get a good fingerprint off of you

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[–] Artafernes@lemmus.org 4 points 1 month ago

No need for that massive pile of shit

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago

Is there some way to mirror a repo on both, with out having to setup some api keys?

I've been getting more and more authwalls on gitbub. That goes against everything I'm doing with foss

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

Link to article?

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Why stop there? Git’s UX on the command line is awful, so adopt a better tool & your hosting will automatically be somewhere better.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I stopped using github when they held my account hostage. Told me I had 2 months to set up 2fa.

Realized I don't even need github for anything and if I want to share my source code, I'll just put it up on my site.

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