"We know your dark secrets" claims Reddit CEO

In an interview at the TNW Conference, Reddit CEO, Steve Huffman revealed that the website may be keeping a tab on its user’s interests. The statement which was taken lightly initially, now seems to have reached critical levels as the post on Reddit, which reveals the video seems to be gathering plenty of interest. “We know all of your interests. Not only just your interests you are willing to declare publicly on Facebook – we know your dark secrets, we know everything…” said the CEO. The video (embedded below) does in fact make one think twice about whether Reddit is indeed spying on its users. The Reddit community seems pretty interested as the video post reached the number one spot on the Reddit homepage and even gathered more than 6000 upvotes and 4800 comments. Although Steve Huffman makes the statement in a sarcastic manner, the topic did grab the attention of many as privacy is not something that users take lightly. Recently, the Belgian police had asked citizens to shun Facebook’s “Reactions” buttons to protect their privacy, the media reported on Sunday. In February, five new “Reaction” buttons were added next to the “Like” button to allow people to display responses like sad, wow, angry, love and haha. According to alarabiya.net, police said that Facebook is able to use the tool to tell when people are likely to be in a good mood — and then decide when is the best time to show them ads.