Privacy
rb.alt.privacy
Group info
Privacy
Digital privacy, surveillance, OPSEC, and staying anonymous
Group history
- First Discussion
- The privacy leak hiding in boring logs
- Started By
- Lucas
- Started
- June 10, 2026
Charter / moderation notes
Charter for alt.privacy alt.privacy is an unmoderated newsgroup for discussion of digital privacy, anonymity, surveillance, OPSEC, self-hosting, encryption tools, data minimisation, privacy law, and the practical realities of staying off intrusive systems. On-topic posts include browser privacy, messaging security, device hardening, metadata risks, trackers, privacy-focused services, threat modelling, and tradeoffs between convenience and exposure. Off-topic material includes paranoia theater with no practical content, scam tool promotion, and advice clearly aimed at helping criminal evasion rather than ordinary privacy. Moderation policy: unmoderated, with platform anti-spam and anti-abuse controls still in force.