r/ComputerPrivacy

12k members
r/ComputerPrivacy is a subreddit with 12k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses vpn, privacy, security, internet, and id, and they frequently recommend/review vpn, password manager, and antivirus.
Discussing all things computer privacy-related such as VPN, Antivirus, Password managers, Hosting, software tools, and more.

Popular Themes in r/ComputerPrivacy

#1
Solution Requests
: "What is The Best VPN?"
33 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Did I wake up in an alternate universe why is every country pushing mandatory age verification laws (requiring ID) to just use the internet?"
15 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "so just to be clear, it is impossible to own a phone without your location being accessible to anyone, right?"
15 posts
#4
News
: "EU proposal to access all private chats and photos"
9 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Working on a system to score companies by your rights, looking for input on what matters most"
3 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I built yey.email as a privacy layer for email (aliases instead of your real inbox)"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/ComputerPrivacy

#1

Vpn

: "NordVpn has begun profiling its users!"
37 posts
#2

Privacy

: "What steps do you take to keep your computer Privacy and security locked down?"
31 posts
#3

Security

: "What steps do you take to keep your computer privacy and Security locked down?"
12 posts
#4

Internet

: "Did I wake up in an alternate universe why is every country pushing mandatory age verification laws (requiring ID) to just use the Internet?"
6 posts
#5

Id

: "DId I wake up in an alternate universe why is every country pushing mandatory age verification laws (requiring Id) to just use the internet?"
6 posts
#6

Governments

: "Why is it overnight basically the entire worlds Governments decided to end online anonymity entirely and require ID to use google, reddit, twitter etc?"
6 posts
#7

Id

: "DId I wake up in an alternate universe why is every country pushing mandatory age verification laws (requiring Id) to just use the internet?"
6 posts
#8

Data

: "Is tor and a vpn enough to hide my Data on university wifi, if you have to log in to use it?"
5 posts
#9

Anonymity

: "Why is it overnight basically the entire worlds governments decided to end online Anonymity entirely and require ID to use google, reddit, twitter etc?"
4 posts
#10

Reddit

: "Why is ID being mandated to just use Reddit what's going on?"
4 posts

Products Discussed in r/ComputerPrivacy

Vpn

40 reviews
#1
Mullvad
4.8★ from 10 reviews
#2
ProtonVPN
4.1★ from 9 reviews
#3
NordVPN
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#1
Bitwarden
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
1Password
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
Dashlane
4.0★ from 3 reviews

Antivirus

21 reviews
#1
Bitdefender
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Windows Defender
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Malwarebytes
4.0★ from 3 reviews

Member Growth in r/ComputerPrivacy

Yearly
+2k members(17.9%)

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Last updated: October 1, 2026