The first time it happened, I wasn’t sure if it was an accident but it has happened again multiple times since.

I have a google account that I use for YouTube because it has premium and that is useful in my work. It also as a long dead Reddit account associated with it.

Multiple times, on my work computer, when I end up on Reddit from google a question, the top right will find my google account, and AUTOMATICALLY LOG INTO REDDIT. I have logged out multiple times.

These is extremely concerning - the fact that I am logged in with google does not consent me to log into Reddit. I do not want that Reddit account associated with my work.

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Google has a function to limit or remove third party connections/accounts from your google account. You should be able to change that if you wanted to.

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I’ve just never had this happen with any other service. Usually you are expected to click through something to log in with google. The fact that Reddit is looking at every google account your computer is logged into, and then forcibly logging in any that are associated feels like a serious violation of privacy.

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Definitely agreed. Then again, Reddit has stopped being user or privacy friendly for a long time now.

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The fact that Reddit is looking at every google account your computer is logged into, and then forcibly logging in any that are associated

That’s not even possible. As somebody else pointed out, you’re logging in unintentionally on your end, probably with the Google password manager.

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The only time that account has ever been used on that computer had been to log into YouTube, once.

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https://libredirect.github.io

Doesn’t answer your question but might setup this on your work computer.

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A home and a work profile for chrome, that means a different email for each login.

Keeps nicely things apart.

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myaccount.google.com

Go here.

Go to the left side where it says Data & Privacy.

Scroll down to Data from apps and services you use

Under that is Third-party apps & services

Scroll down to Reddit

Click Delete all connections you have with Reddit

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this should be impossible unless you give it access to use your google credentials. you should be able to turn it off in your google security settings.

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