Reddit has a complicated relationship with privacy. On one hand, the hivemind (r/privacy, r/OpSec, r/PrivacyGuides) produces some of the most sophisticated surveillance countermeasures on the web. On the other hand, Reddit the company is a data-hungry ad-tech giant that tracks your every click.
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