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PrivaSecTech
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PrivaSecTech is the company blog at privasectech.com, writing about security and data. Since 2013, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-06-24, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked from a thread on Intuit's Credit Karma deal as a source on privacy-setting changes after Wealthsimple bought SimpleTax. The posts cover privacy changes to fintech and tax products.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Canadian privacy, security, and technology risk analysis — with advisory support when you need to act. PrivaSecTech tracks emerging laws, surveillance proposals, platform risks, and data-governance issues, then helps organizations turn them into practical decisions.
What Hacker News says?
I wrote about this over a week ago, also they demand your cell phone number and apparently don't allow you to change it. http://privasectech.com/2013/10/terms-service-google-vanity-...
Comment linking /2013/10/terms-service-google-vanity-url/
on “Why I won't get a Google+ Custom URL”Submitted Canada's top privacy professionals are doing an iAMA tomorrow as a story · 14 points
HN discussionWealthsimple bought Simpletax a while ago: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/wealthsimple-expands-into-tax-so... Make sure you update your privacy settings: https://www.privasectech.com/changes-to-simpletax/
Comment linking /changes-to-simpletax/
on “Intuit to buy Credit Karma for $7B”Submitted “Website Passwords Hacked” headlines can be less scary as a story · 3 points
HN discussionIf you're looking for alternatives, I recommend anything with off-the-record (OTR) messaging. http://privasectech.com/2013/05/who-can-read-your-chat/
Comment linking /2013/05/who-can-read-your-chat/
on “Skype with care – Microsoft is reading everything you write”Submitted A primer on perfect forward secrecy (PFS TLS) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Launching Canada's consulting privacy officer role on Mon & would love feedback as a story · 1 points
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