From github's Terms of service : "You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Content, may be transfered unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices."
In other words, the end user grants github a license to copy, distribute, store, modify End User Data (without encryption even if the user marked this data private).
In other words, the end user grants github a license to copy, distribute, store, modify End User Data (without encryption even if the user marked this data private).