Is this a case of mass US based industrial espionage now?

It's been said that Microsoft makes a great deal of monies from Linux
with patents in play.

I see this as a perfect solution for Microsoft to go after every man and
his dog using github to see if there are any patents to win more money
over (like Oracle did to Google for instance over Java). If Microsoft
has full and unfettered access to all the code repositories, then they
can deep scan every project looking for opportunities to take legal action.

This is a disaster waiting to happen.

I won't use Skype ever again, haven't for a long time.

My LinkedIn is just a placeholder account and some "wise" person screwed
up my profile long ago with incorrect information.

LinkedIn is a problem in itself. What are they? They are the ultimate
3 letter agencies dream. They want to know about every single business,
every single employee and job description, every single skill; it's
entirely encompassing -- it is a nightmare for anyone wanting to
preserve any shred of privacy about their own information.

I just hope that people abandon Github, but I won't hold my breath;
people haven't abandoned LinkedIn or Skype as they should.

Very troubling times indeed.

A.