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   Troy Hunt (troyhunt@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jan-2026 20:59:05 JST Troy Hunt

   Occasionally, someone takes issue with me flagging a data breach as "sensitive" such that the email addresses can't be publicly searched because they want to dox the users. That's a *really* bad idea, for many reasons: https://www.troyhunt.com/who-decides-who-doesnt-deserve-privacy/

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jan-2026 20:59:04 JST Rich Felker

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     @troyhunt Is the illustration slop? If so that's disappointing.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2026 20:46:13 JST Rich Felker

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     @troyhunt That's exactly what slop means.

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     Troy Hunt (troyhunt@infosec.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2026 20:46:14 JST Troy Hunt

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias no, it’s AI-generated based on the article content

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     Richard Johnson (tab2space@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 02:12:31 JST Richard Johnson

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     • Rich Felker

     @troyhunt @dalias

     I disagree with your mischaracterization of "picking" in your attempt to divert.

     That illustration is poorly done, and worse, generates visceral negative reaction in many who see it. You denigrate your post with it.

     When I see a slop splash at the front of an article, I then (both subconsciously and consciously) view the article as more likely to be an attempt to trick rather than inform me.

     You may want to more deeply consider the signals you're sending.

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     Troy Hunt (troyhunt@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 02:12:32 JST Troy Hunt

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias you're picking a deliberately derogatory word to deride a mere illustration rather than focusing on the actual content. It's just an image. Read the post for the content.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 04:58:13 JST Rich Felker

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     • Ben Aveling

     @troyhunt @BenAveling That's what I figured, but seeing AI slop in the illustrations raises doubt in the would-be reader's mind whether the article contents might also be AI slop (whether in full or just in part).

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     Ben Aveling (benaveling@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 04:58:14 JST Ben Aveling

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     • Rich Felker

     Did you use AI to generate the article? @troyhunt @dalias

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     Troy Hunt (troyhunt@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 04:58:14 JST Troy Hunt

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     • Rich Felker
     • Ben Aveling

     @BenAveling @dalias nope, writing is all mine (spell check aside). I can write, but I can’t draw, that’s where the machines come in.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 06:52:46 JST Rich Felker

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     @troyhunt I'm telling you that your disdain for artists and willingness to participate in exploitation of their work without their consent for the sake of a "mere illustration" that adds nothing to your actual article is making me (and probably most others on the fediverse) not want to read your article. You could just, like, not do that.