This does exist in GitHub Copilot - it’s called content exclusions: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/managing-github-copilot-i...
I’m not sure if Cody has a similar feature, or if there’s any move towards a standardised solution.
> This feature is available for organization accounts with a Copilot Business subscription.
And even if you exclude the moment anyone starts a chat the files are read and sent and could form suggestions:
> Excluding content from GitHub Copilot currently only affects code completion. GitHub Copilot Chat is not affected by these settings.
Both quotes from your link
Does it mean engineers created the feature but managers disabled it for some users?
In this context, it means that I (a hobbyist) get to enjoy copilot at a discounted rate because there are some feature (context exclusion) which were costly to implement that I am not using. So it makes sense for me to take a less expensive plan which only includes the core features without the cruft. If there is any of these additional feature that I need, then I just need to pay for the engineering time that went into them, which takes less than a few seconds, it's just a button to click on. Fair and square.