[sigjuice]

Curious why the IP address has to be obliterated from history instead of just correcting it in a new commit? An IP does not seem sensitive like a secret or private key.

EDIT: Sorry, my bad. I misread.

[LegionMammal978]

Presumably they did not mean an Internet Protocol address, but instead data containing disallowed intellectual property.

[ojbyrne]

I believe in this case, IP == Intellectual Property.