There are many layers to privacy. If you want privacy from both Reddit and Teddit, then it sounds like a VPN is what you need.
I think Teddit's focus on privacy is the removal of ads, tracking beacons and other analytics that the official Reddit front-end includes, perhaps at the cost of - as you put it - having Teddit track your actions via proxy instead (although you're not logged in, so all they get is your IP).
If you run it locally then you remove the proxy problem but then you are talking directly to Reddit, but - unless you use a VPN - that seems unavoidable.
So pick your poison, or add another layer like a VPN to the mix.
Are VPNs really private? It feels like VPNs are the best way to centralize data about people who are worried about their privacy or have something to hide. How trustful are the most popular VPN companies? In the end, you do run 3rd party software and send all your data through 3rd party servers.
There are many layers to privacy. If you want privacy from both Reddit and Teddit, then it sounds like a VPN is what you need.
I think Teddit's focus on privacy is the removal of ads, tracking beacons and other analytics that the official Reddit front-end includes, perhaps at the cost of - as you put it - having Teddit track your actions via proxy instead (although you're not logged in, so all they get is your IP).
If you run it locally then you remove the proxy problem but then you are talking directly to Reddit, but - unless you use a VPN - that seems unavoidable.
So pick your poison, or add another layer like a VPN to the mix.