Meaning of the GitHub message: push declined due to email privacy restrictions

Question

I have accepted and merged a pull request on GitHub, and now I cannot pull my commits any more.

The message is:

! [remote rejected] master -> master (pu         


        

Answer 1

This is likely caused by a new GitHub setting that blocks command line pushes that expose your email address.

Try unchecking the "Block command line pushes that expose my email" box in your email settings and then pushing again.