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If it's out there, it's out there. People with bad intentions know how to find it anyway. Meanwhile, the rest of us would like to check if any of our data has been compromised. Hiding this stuff helps no one.

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Well, not "no one" but I do see your point somewhat. When it's out, it's out and you can't make it private again but you can contain the exposure as much as possible to keep the information in a minimum number of unauthorized hands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Trying to contain the exposure may actually make it worse.

Trying to contain is not the same as not helping to spread.

Right, I'm not suggesting it's a good idea to try and hide all signs of leaked details as I think that would be a futile effort, just arguing that re-sharing leaked information isn't harmless.

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