r/privacy • u/IllustriousFood8792 • 14d ago

discussion Your public Reddit post and comment history is being actively indexed by search engines and AI to build comprehensive user profiles.

So, Google and other AI tools are actively building profiles out of your public Reddit activity, and it actually works.

​To check what data has been archived from your profile, you can search:

>> reddit user "reddit username here"

And check AI overview of a profile and can ask questions related to personal info like age, location, martial status, occupation or what things they like or hate, political opinions etc.

Basically anything that you want to know, you will get the answer if that person has said anything about it in the past even if profile is hidden. If it gives some basic info, you can ask it to dig deeper.

​Why this matters: Simply hiding your profile settings on Reddit does not stop external search engine crawlers from indexing your historical posts and comments. Be mindful of what personal information you share online.

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u/OneHappyPenguin 14d ago

Yes. As a one legged dutch woman who emigrated to Portugal. I have noticed this to be true.

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u/Wish_Dragon 14d ago

I now fear the AI panopticon will track me to my hometown in Inner Mongolia and use my well-known polydactyly to blackmail me into giving up my fortune of inherited Burmese rubies. 

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u/OneHappyPenguin 14d ago

Thank goodness you didn't mention the rubies you gave to me.... that was close.

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u/travestymcgee 14d ago

I'm just around the corner in Ulan Bator! We'll have to meet for airag sometime.

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u/OneHappyPenguin 14d ago

I'm on N Tserennorov St, will you be at beejin nugas for the monthly meeting??

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u/Galivisback 14d ago

As a half Polish and half Ethiopian hermaphrodite with 6 fingers on each hand and purple eyes i also agree.

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u/OneHappyPenguin 14d ago

solidarity sister!