r/PrivacyGuides is a subreddit with 100k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses privacy, app, service, security, and email, and they frequently recommend/review 2fa app, email provider, and email client.
r/PrivacyGuides is closed in protest of privacy-invasive changes to Reddit: https://discuss.privacyguides.net
Popular Themes in r/PrivacyGuides
#1
News
: "Proton is moving most of its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland"
36 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Stop Confusing Privacy, Anonymity, and Security"
21 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Alternatives to Aurora Store: are Aptoide and APKPure safe and reliable?"
9 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows"
6 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "The new version of Privacy Guides is live! V2025.09.14"
4 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Toward a Passwordless Future"
3 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "Selling Surveillance as Convenience"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PrivacyGuides
#1
Privacy
: "New Privacy Guides release: 2025.04.15"
40 posts
#2
App
15 posts
#3
Service
10 posts
#4
Security
: "NovaCustom announces SHIFTphone with iodéOS: Security community concerned"
8 posts
#5
: "Email Security: Where We Are and What the Future Holds"
7 posts
#6
Android
6 posts
#7
Browser
: "Firefox Nova - our first look at the Browser's big redesign"
5 posts
#8
Vpn
: "Chrome Vpn Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit"
4 posts
#9
Technology
: "Technology Has Consequences: How SXSW 2007 Changed The World | Privacy Guides @ EFF-Austin"
4 posts
#10
Firewall
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/PrivacyGuides
2fa App
9 reviews
#1
OTP Auth
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Aegis
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Microsoft Authenticator
4.0★ from 1 review
Email Provider
7 reviews
#1
Disroot
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Infomaniak
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mailo
4.0★ from 1 review
Email Client
6 reviews
#1
FairEmail
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
K-9 Mail
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mailspring
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PrivacyGuides
#1
Blog
: "No, Privacy is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset"
36 posts
#2
Video
: "Stop Confusing Privacy, Anonymity, and Security"
26 posts
#3
News
: "Don't Let Reddit Kill 3rd Party Apps!"
23 posts
#4
:privacyguides: Announcement
: "Reddit, APIs, Apps, and r/PrivacyGuides (Blackout Request for Comments)"
22 posts
#5
Question
: "What’s the point of using DuckDuckGo/Startpage if the sites you visit from your searches track you?"
18 posts
#6
Guide
: "The Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security"
17 posts
#7
:privacyguides: Forum
: "Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features"
14 posts
#8
Discussion
: "FYI: RedReader, the FOSS 3rd party Reddit app available on F-droid will remain available, per spez."
14 posts
#9
🔴 Livestream
: "OpenAI's Creepy All-Seeing Browser｜This Week in Privacy #24"
5 posts
#10
Speculation
: "Reddit on the verge of eliminating third-party apps"
2 posts
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+14k members(16.7%)
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Last updated: September 12, 2026