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GitHub privacy audit tool

Create a scanner that shows what sensitive information your public GitHub profile exposes.

Why now

Developers are realizing how much attack surface their public profiles create.

Who for
Open source developers
Business model
Freemium security audits
Effort
A few weeks

Many developers unknowingly expose API keys, internal references, or personal details through repositories and activity. Build a tool that scans GitHub profiles and generates a vulnerability report. Offer free scans with premium organizational audits. MVP could be a simple CLI tool that checks a username. The challenge is balancing useful findings without false positives.

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