How to Increase Reddit Privacy

Visit the reddit.com site and log in., Hit the "preferences" button in the top right corner of the screen. , Scroll down the preferences screen all the way towards the bottom. , Uncheck "make my votes public" and "allow my data to be used for...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Visit the reddit.com site and log in.

    Free accounts are available if you don't have one.
  2. Step 2: Hit the "preferences" button in the top right corner of the screen.

    ,, Check the bottom two boxes labelled "don't allow search engines to index my user profile," and "load core JS libraries from reddit servers." This last option prevents Google from getting your IP address and other info about you. ,, This bookmarklet automatically deletes all posts on a logged in account.
  3. Step 3: Scroll down the preferences screen all the way towards the bottom.

  4. Step 4: Uncheck "make my votes public" and "allow my data to be used for research purposes."

  5. Step 5: Click "Save options" at the bottom of the screen to finish.

  6. Step 6: If you want even more security

  7. Step 7: get the Power Delete Bookmarklet.

Detailed Guide

Free accounts are available if you don't have one.

,, Check the bottom two boxes labelled "don't allow search engines to index my user profile," and "load core JS libraries from reddit servers." This last option prevents Google from getting your IP address and other info about you. ,, This bookmarklet automatically deletes all posts on a logged in account.

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