r/ComputerPrivacy

12k members
r/ComputerPrivacy is a subreddit with 12k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, 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’s your go-to setup for keeping a computer private?"
33 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "so just to be clear, it is impossible to own a phone without your location being accessible to anyone, right?"
20 posts
#3
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?"
17 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

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+3k members(31.8%)

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Last updated: August 10, 2026