out.reddit.com would be a privacy improvement in one sense. The domain you visit normally would be able to read the referer header and see what subreddits you are into. This is why a lot of chans use things like dereferer.org. If reddit wanted to know your click habbits they would have no time figuring it out. Engagement stats are cleaner and more meaningful data anyway and they can get that from your comments. That means it's something you cared about enough to drive some behavior/effort which is what marketers care about.
They also allow links to facebook videos. I clicked on a vid the other day and realized they could now connect my fb account to my reddit account. I nuked the profile.
[–] OhBlindOne 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thanks for the heads up!