HoundDog.ai
Security and privacy
data privacy code scanning
SHOW HN2026
16points
6comments
#2,282of 4,366 in 2026
Top 53%of 2026 by points
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1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
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Useful for documenting sub-processors and data flows for privacy notices
From 1 comment
Great question. It is not limited to GDPR. The same output can be used to document sub processors in your privacy notice and vendor disclosures since it shows which third parties…
aaa_2006 on HN
Questions
Why not use an LLM for the analysis
From 1 comment
Cool. Why not use LLM for this kind of analysis? Cost or something else?
ortrocky on HN
Is it looking for PII values or tracing PII handling logic
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Is this looking for PII in my code, or trying to understand the code logic that handles PII?
evelynaz on HN
Can output be used for privacy notices beyond GDPR
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Interesting. Can I use the output to document sub processors in our privacy notice, or is it specific to GDPR reporting only?
sue07089 on HN