The problem I have with it is I've seen third party affiliates do incredibly shady stuff. Companies like Amazon, Google, Reddit, do shady stuff too, but they at least have some interest in keeping a good public image. Third-party companies however live in the shadow and could give two fucks how far they push user privacy protections, if they even give them any credence in the first place.

Perhaps this should be default opt-out for reddit gold users?

Of course there is. Food grows on trees. You pick it and eat. It runs around. Kill it and grill it.