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The “privacy “ comes from proxying the connection to Reddit. If you run it locally every post viewed will be seen by them.
by cali22f 6y ago
The “privacy “ comes from proxying the connection to Reddit. If you run it locally every post viewed will be seen by them.
- sbarre 6y agoAre you saying Teddit is still proxying requests to Reddit even when I'm running it locally? Can you show me where that happens because I've looked at the source code and the API calls I can find all go directly to Reddit.
- sbarre 6y agoI understand your concern now. There are many layers to privacy. If you want privacy from both Reddit and Teddit, then it sounds like a VPN is what you need. I think Teddit's focus on privacy is the removal of ads, tracking beacons and other analytics that the official Reddit front-end includes, perhaps at the cost of - as you put it - having Teddit track your actions via proxy instead (although you're not logged in, so all they get is your IP). If you run it locally then you remove the proxy problem but then you are talking directly to Reddit, but - unless you use a VPN - that seems unavoidable. So pick your poison, or add another layer like a VPN to the mix.
- XCSme 6y agoAre VPNs really private? It feels like VPNs are the best way to centralize data about people who are worried about their privacy or have something to hide. How trustful are the most popular VPN companies? In the end, you do run 3rd party software and send all your data through 3rd party servers.