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		fphhotchips on Feb 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programmers generate every possible melody in MIDI... Yes, of course it means that. I might randomly generate data to test with. Doesn't mean it's private and needs to be treated as such if I accidentally and unknowingly stumble across real info.

simonh on Feb 28, 2020 [–]

You could be helpful and provide a means for people to request their accidentally reproduced private data be redacted. See example below[0].

[0]https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/pull/155

Nasrudith on Feb 28, 2020 | [–]

Ironically that would be a way to disclose your very real data by omission.

apetresc on Feb 28, 2020 | | [–]

That's the joke.

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