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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by Silhouette on Thursday July 07, 2016 @02:51PM (#12051340)
There's definitely something a bit shady about this, given that existing accounts have been silently opted in and as a long-time Redditor and someone who does actually scan privacy policies before signing up for things I still had no idea about it until seeing this story on HN.

It's not as if Reddit is the only major site doing this kind of thing (hello, search engines) but that doesn't make it any less creepy, IMHO.

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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by jsprogrammer on Thursday July 07, 2016 @02:59PM (#12051413)
It is all kinds of shady. The policy says that if material changes are made to the policy, special notice, including sending notifications, will be made. As I noted, even the policy change announcement does not include a mention of this material change.

Why is this feature being prioritized and snuck in, while the most significant announcement from their last raise (that users will receive 10% of the raise) seems to have been all but forgotten?

It really puts this interview with Steve in some context: https://youtu.be/uSVqoW1rz6w?t=13m50s

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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by jsprogrammer on Thursday July 07, 2016 @05:18PM (#12052146)
Really? No one can counter this?
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