r/privacy

Privacy in the digital age

Privacy in the digital age (this is not a SECURITY subreddit, and PUBLIC data, closed source, etc is off-topic)

Members: 1,676,811
Created: 2008
Posts a day: 9
Avg comments, top posts this week: 66

r/privacy is a Reddit community with 1,676,811 members, created in 2008. It averaged about 9 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 527 and an average of 66 comments each. Privacy, data and flock are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 12:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday.

Only approved members can post in r/privacy.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

1,196The end?231 comments · September 29, 2026
925Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say86 comments · October 15, 2026
880Israeli producer had access to data harvested by Poland using Pegasus spyware, say prosecutors48 comments · October 13, 2026
37How do I get my wife on the bandwagon of self hosting and caring about their privacy and information?47 comments · October 15, 2026
146What worries me most about online privacy isn't one piece of data, but how everything connects45 comments · October 13, 2026
27is there still a privacy on windows 10/11?42 comments · October 17, 2026

Common words in titles

privacy 9
data 8
flock 7
online 6
verification 6
age 5
digital 5
government 5
million 5
says 5
camera 4
police 4

Best time to post

12:00 UTC · 3 top posts
13:00 UTC · 3 top posts
05:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Friday · 6 top posts
Monday · 4 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

R1: Stay On Topic
R2: Not Tech Support
R3: No Self-Promotion Or Other Promotional Content
R4: Fueling Conspiracy Thinking Isn’t Healthy
R5: Use Original, Credible Source And DO NOT Editorialize The Title
R6: Topic Already Covered
R7: No Closed-Source Or Beta Software
R8: No discussion of alternative mobile/phone OS/ROMs
R9: No Discussion Of Specific VPN, Proxy, Or Cryptocurrency
R10: No Discussion Of Illegal Or Harmful Activities.
R11: No Astroturfing Of Any Kind
R12: Be Civil And Respectful. Don't Promote Hate

How to post in r/privacy without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/privacy member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/privacy" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/",
    "name": "privacy",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Privacy in the digital age",
    "createdAt": "2008-03-21T05:31:27.000Z",
    "description": "Privacy in the digital age (this is not a SECURITY subreddit, and PUBLIC data, closed source, etc is off-topic)",
    "subscribers": 1676811
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/privacy

How many members does r/privacy have?

r/privacy had 1,676,811 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/privacy?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 9 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 66 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/privacy?

This month's top posts in r/privacy went up most often around 12:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/privacy data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/privacy for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/privacy/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.