r/privacy

1. 214points

   Guide to opting out of AI training with your data for 20 common platforms, devices, and apps (self.privacy) [guide] [pinned]

   submitted 6d ago by u/EFForg to r/privacy

   17 comments

2. 243points

   Reddit's age verification requirements for specific regions - General Information (self.privacy) [age verification] [pinned]

   submitted Jul 2026 by u/IKIR115 to r/privacy

   83 comments

3. 225points

   Attention: This website allows you to quickly find and contact your EU MEPs to tell them to oppose the Digital Omnibus and protect your data privacy (gdpr-omnibus.eu) [guide]

   submitted 6h ago by u/No-Adhesiveness-4251 to r/privacy

   8 comments · source

4. 780points

   Discord Is Making Public Server Messages Searchable on Google (gadgetreview.com) [news]

   submitted 21h ago by u/rcmaehl to r/privacy

   84 comments · source

5. 36points

   Privacy group files complaints against Scale AI over alleged worker surveillance (reuters.com) [news]

   submitted 5h ago by u/Malor777 to r/privacy

   1 comments · source

6. 679points

   Canada’s bill C-22 threatens encryption, users’ privacy and the security of digital economies – Open Policy & Advocacy (blog.mozilla.org) [news]

   submitted 1d ago by u/SaveDnet-FRed0 to r/privacy

   53 comments · source

7. 515points

   Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users (investing.com) [news]

   submitted 1d ago by u/AsterPrivacy to r/privacy

   30 comments · source

8. 2points

   Apple scanning images? (self.privacy) [question]

   submitted 4m ago by u/debonairebanana to r/privacy

   1 comments

9. 31points

   “Privacy Walls” blocking free sites like AP News, when I use privacy browsers and anti-tracking settings. What other sites are doing this? (self.privacy) [news]

   submitted 16h ago by u/Spacious_made_3498 to r/privacy

   16 comments

10. 100points

    Is there a QR code or something I can wear that will prevent me from being recorded? (self.privacy) [question]

    submitted 1d ago by u/RoscoeSF to r/privacy

    74 comments

11. 902points

    Police Are Increasingly Pulling People Over Because AI Deems Their Driving Patterns “Suspicious” (aclu.org) [software]

    submitted 1d ago by u/polymute to r/privacy

    69 comments · source

12. 17points

    Eye of Sauron: Long-Range Hidden Spy Camera Detection and Positioning with Inbuilt Memory EM Radiation (usenix.org)

    submitted 1d ago by u/lugh to r/privacy

    2 comments · source

13. 46points

    I took apart Teleparty (Netflix Party) and found it uploads your whole Netflix watch history every 14 days, so I built an open-source alternative (self.privacy) [discussion]

    submitted 1d ago by u/Lowkeykreepy to r/privacy

    17 comments

14. 439points

    Proton To ‘Re-Interview’ Staff About AI To See Who Gets To Keep Their Job [404 Media, archive to bypass paywall] (archive.is) [news]

    submitted 1d ago by u/SunflowerGlaive to r/privacy

    102 comments · source

15. 35points

    What privacy-focused compromises or trade-offs have you eventually given up on and reverted back? (self.privacy) [discussion]

    submitted 1d ago by u/EriksonThorsen to r/privacy

    33 comments

16. 1,018points

    Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hacker (tomshardware.com) [news]

    submitted 2d ago by u/Malor777 to r/privacy

    51 comments · source

17. 434points

    Johns Hopkins alerts 3,000+ patients after data sent to AI tool (wmar2news.com) [data breach]

    submitted 2d ago by u/Malor777 to r/privacy

    13 comments · source

18. 27points

    Google age verification needed for 18+ movies (self.privacy) [question]

    submitted 2d ago by u/Shrekprivacy to r/privacy

    39 comments

19. 145points

    Ways in which digital id and age verification are similar to slavery, colonialism and racial segregation and why we should fight it as a social justice issue (self.privacy) [age verification]

    submitted 2d ago by u/Adam-Perez8971 to r/privacy

    27 comments

20. 982points

    Delivery robots accused of scanning customers’ faces and sharing biometric data (apnews.com) [hardware]

    submitted 2d ago by u/polymute to r/privacy

    62 comments · source

21. 16points

    Is using Apple's "Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings" safe enough? (self.privacy) [question]

    submitted 2d ago by u/hippynox to r/privacy

    15 comments

22. 28points

    How much can you trust WhatsApp and other AI summaries? (self.privacy) [question]

    submitted 2d ago by u/doctormane to r/privacy

    20 comments

23. 20points

    Are my password protected zip files safe on Mega? (self.privacy) [question]

    submitted 2d ago by u/NomadJago to r/privacy

    38 comments

24. 1,322points

    France asked ISPs to prepare temporary DNS blocks for major social platforms (blast-info.fr) [news]

    submitted 3d ago by u/TopNotchRocks to r/privacy

    259 comments · source

25. 0points

    Age verification is ageist. (self.privacy) [age verification]

    submitted 1d ago by u/Mynamesratboi02 to r/privacy

    120 comments