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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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How (reasonable is it to try) to start a tech career for a privacy-respecting entity? (piefed.social)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I only have warehouse mgmt work experience(which means all IT responsibilities fall on me), but I can't keep away from various programming projects.

I've only dipped into the privacy-sphere of software in the last 2 years, but I've found a earnest passion in my pursuits. My obsessiveness has bled into most friends asking why I haven't pivoted my career, and I don't have a good answer other than I assumed there's no money to be made in it since I never finished my college CS degree.

I will code and continue my projects regardless, but was hoping this community could offer some advice or there experiences with similar endeavors. Thanks

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (16 children)

Do some writeups and post them online, get a public GitHub presence going, and link all those together from some central homepage or LinkedIn or whatever you like. Then try to land some interviews.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Solid--I like this course of action. If I have an old Github with long bouts of inactivity, would it be better to build a presence with that account or start anew?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You don't need to even make your activity public, just someplace people can see relevant stuff you've been working on.

Fork some repos, contribute some PRs to some projects you like, and generate some activity if you'd like though. People love to see that.

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