r/privacy (about 1.7M members, directory rank #633) is about privacy in the digital age (and is not a security subreddit). Professional cybersecurity, hacking culture and digital-nomad logistics each have clearer homes when the goal is not personal privacy practice.
How to choose
Stay on privacy for privacy tools, habits and policy. Use cybersecurity for professional security work, hacking for exploits and hacker culture, and digitalnomad for remote work travel.
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r/privacy
— Privacy in the digital age
- Members: 1.7M
- Directory rank: #633
- 7-day growth: +2.3K
Privacy in the digital age (this is not a SECURITY subreddit, and PUBLIC data, closed source, etc is off-topic)
Curated alternatives
cybersecurity
- Members: 1.6M
- Directory rank: #680
When to choose it: Professional cybersecurity news and research.
Why it is here: Public description: technical professionals discussing cybersecurity (about 1.6M members, rank #680).
How it differs from r/privacy: Security profession versus personal privacy practice.
hacking: security in practice
- Members: 3M
- Directory rank: #363
When to choose it: Hacking culture, exploits and industry learning.
Why it is here: Public description: dedicated to hacking and hackers (about 3.0M members, rank #363).
How it differs from r/privacy: Hacker culture versus privacy-first living.
Digital Nomad
- Members: 2.4M
- Directory rank: #460
When to choose it: Remote work travel logistics rather than privacy tooling.
Why it is here: Directory related neighbourhood. Public description: leverage technology to work remotely (about 2.4M members, rank #460).
How it differs from r/privacy: Nomad lifestyle versus privacy techniques.
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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.