Confirmation of Copilot plan from IDE

[IlaySkutelsky]

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How can I confirm that the Copilot extension is using the Business plan that is connected to my account and not the free plan?
I'm asking especially to protect the privacy and security of my company's code.
Upon installing the Copilot extension on my IDE (VSCode) I could connect it to my account and have it run immediately, I'm assuming using the free plan. After purchasing the Business plan I could continue to use the same extension with the same account connected but I could not see anywhere a confirmation of what plan I'm currently using. This raised my concerns that the extension will send back to Microsoft my data and code, as par the free plan terms and not according to the Business plan terms.
How can I confirm that the extension is using the correct plan?
Understandably I can't use the service I'm already paying for without confirming my company's code's privacy and security.

[Akash1134]

Hi @IlaySkutelsky,

Thank you for your question about confirming that your GitHub Copilot extension is using your organization's Business plan rather than the free plan. This is an important security and privacy concern for company code.

You can verify which GitHub Copilot plan your VS Code extension is using through the following methods:

1. Check your GitHub account settings:

   • Go to https://github.com/settings/copilot
   • Under "Active subscription", you should see your Copilot Business plan listed with your organization name
   • This confirms that your GitHub account has access to Copilot Business
   • Official documentation on accessing Copilot through an organization: Getting free access to Copilot from an organization

2. Verify in VS Code:

   • Open VS Code with the GitHub Copilot extension installed
   • Click on your account icon in the bottom-left corner of VS Code
   • You should see your GitHub username with "(Copilot)" next to it
   • The model selector in Copilot Chat also indicates your subscription level by showing which models you can access
   • For reference, see the VS Code documentation: GitHub Copilot in VS Code

3. Check organization settings (for administrators):

   • Organization administrators can see all active Copilot Business users under the organization settings
   • They can verify your status at: https://github.com/organizations/[YOUR-ORG-NAME]/settings/copilot
   • See official documentation: Managing access to GitHub Copilot in your organization

Regarding plan differences and data privacy, you can refer to these official resources:

• GitHub Copilot subscription plans - Outlines the different features of each plan
• GitHub Copilot Trust Center - Details on how data is handled under different plans
• About billing for GitHub Copilot - Information about plan transitions and management

Important to note from the Copilot Business documentation:

• Organizations using Copilot Business have stronger data protections
• GitHub does not store or share your code to train the model
• Your organization retains rights to intellectual property generated through Copilot
• Admins can enforce specific policies for their organization's Copilot users

If you still have concerns about which plan is active, your organization administrator can directly confirm your status, or you can contact GitHub Support for further verification steps.

Hope this helps clarify how to confirm your Copilot plan! Let me know if you have any additional questions.

Best regards,

[IlaySkutelsky]

Thank you for your answer. My problem is that there is no verification of my plan in my IDE.
For example I downloaded the extension and could connect it to my account with a free plan before purchasing the business plan, then go to Github and purchase the business plan - and seemingly nothing will change in my IDE, it's still shows it's connected to the same Github account with no indication of my current plan. This is why I'm at unease, I can't wrap my head around it. Is my data being sent to Microsoft regardless and then the server checks what plan I have? This is very concerning.