r/privacy is a subreddit with 1.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses privacy, app, looking for, looking, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review 2fa app, email provider, and search engine.
Privacy in the digital age (this is not a SECURITY subreddit, and PUBLIC data, closed source, etc is off-topic)
Popular Themes in r/privacy
#1
Solution Requests
: "SO and I need a new TV for our living room - as dumb and cheap as possible please"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Help with improving my digital privacy"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/privacy
#1
Privacy
: "LinkedIn Privacy settings?"
60 posts
#2
App
47 posts
#3
Looking For
43 posts
#4
Looking
43 posts
#5
Worst
17 posts
#6
Hate
12 posts
#7
Tool
12 posts
#8
Secure
11 posts
#9
Tracking
10 posts
#10
Tired
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/privacy
2fa App
75 reviews
#1
Aegis
5.0★ from 21 reviews
#2
Bitwarden
4.2★ from 9 reviews
#3
Ente
4.6★ from 9 reviews
Email Provider
36 reviews
#1
Protonmail
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Proton
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Tutanota
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Search Engine
35 reviews
#1
Kagi
4.9★ from 10 reviews
#2
Brave
4.0★ from 10 reviews
#3
DuckDuckGo
3.5★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/privacy
#1
news
: "One million signatures sought to stop mandatory online ID and age checks | A European Citizens’ Initiative opposing mandatory digital identity and age checks online has opened for signatures as the EU plans to expand digital verification."
19 posts
#2
question
: "Period Tracker data: Why is it so lucrative?"
18 posts
#3
discussion
: "'I have nothing to hide' - well I would like your I data then"
11 posts
#4
age verification
: "Instead of Age Verification, Surveillance Capitalism should be banned"
9 posts
#5
guide
: "True cost of VR: Privacy breakdown by every major VR manufacturer"
3 posts
#6
software
: "The Apple Watch Has a Problem (Live Rewind and Siri Recap)"
2 posts
#7
chat control
: "Chat Control 2.0: On September 29, negotiations will resume on this horrible piece of legislation that undermines our freedom and privacy; all chats and photos will be monitored, with politicians and military personnel exempt. Contact your MEPs."
1 post
#8
hardware
: "Stupefying TVs and cars"
1 post
Member Growth in r/privacy
Yearly
+151k members(9.9%)
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Last updated: September 23, 2026