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  "path": "/t/tips-or-resources-on-any-career-that-advances-privacy/38365#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T23:04:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "textContent": "Hi everyone. I am currently looking for a career change. I do have a CS PhD degree and do software engineering in the US, but I am not (yet) familiar with cryptography. With most tech companies behaving increasingly cyberpunk these days, I would love to instead do work that advance people’s privacy, in a meaningful way. I trust that this community has good opinions on what work is actually valuable and what is theater.\n\nHowever, I find it quite hard to find anything about career paths towards that. Perhaps I am looking for the wrong thing, or I don’t know what I am looking for? From what I gather,\n\n  * People seem to treat it as a niche in the security field. But surely privacy is more than encryption?\n  * (Paid) opportunities in the US seem scarce. People seem to mostly do volunteer work while having another job. Or are based in Europe.\n  * It is hard to know what skills to acquire to get into this field, beyond learning cryptography. Building tools could need anything.\n\n\n\nI wonder if you think these feelings are true.\n\nOn the other hand, if you just google “privacy careers”, you would find privacy compliance officer positions for general companies. I wonder if these positions can be part of a path to realistically improving people’s privacy.\n\nIf anyone can point me towards anything that could provide answers, that would be very helpful. Appreciate your thoughts!",
  "title": "Tips or resources on any career that advances privacy?"
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