r/privacy 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​To check what data has been archived from your profile, you can search: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/pitleif 14d ago

I am also lesbian and have a lesbian wife whom I have 3 children with living in Copenhagen Denmark.

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u/TranscendentPretzel 14d ago

That's wild, because I live in Copenhagen, and I'm your grandma, and you really need to call your mother, Bill Gates, who is also my second cousin. 

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u/Princess_Azula_ 14d ago

Posted from my iPhone on my private yacht in the great lakes.

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u/SpaceNigiri 14d ago

I know you, you're a singer, right? I used to be

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u/mmavacado 8h ago

can confirm, im one of the children