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Reddit Privacy Policy

Reddit · May 6, 2026 08:49 UTC vs May 6, 2026 08:56 UTC
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May 6, 2026 08:49 UTC
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CA-V-002266
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May 6, 2026 08:56 UTC
d372caa2a02fe35785596a8a8e014add213b7b31d05758f67fcebd8c65fe3bcb
CA-V-002267
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Change Summary
The change detected in Reddit's privacy policy appears to be a technical update to the page's security verification script. The before and after versions are nearly identical HTML pages; the only substantive difference is a modification to a nonce value in the JavaScript code (from 'bcc67bc6370d2a60' to '67f3a4a9072883bc'). This is a routine security measure to prevent certain types of web attacks and does not alter Reddit's stated privacy practices, data collection, or user rights.
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