GitHub.com dumps non-essential cookies To improve site usability for developers, the popular codesharing site has eliminated cookies related to tracking, advertising, and other non-essential uses Credit: Dreamstime GitHub has removed all non-essential cookies from GitHub.com and its subdomains. The move is intended to protect privacy and prioritise the developer experience, the company said. Users will no longer see cookie banners on the popular codesharing site. Describing cookie banners as “irritating,” GitHub decided to eliminate the use of “non-essential” cookies. As a result, the website will no longer send any information to third-party analytics services. GitHub also has maintained its policy of not using cookies to display ads or track users across other sites. Going forward, GitHub will only use cookies required for it to serve GitHub.com.