static.addtoany.com: AddToAny’s Invasive Sharing Tracker

AddToAny’s static.addtoany.com domain tracks your social sharing activity on websites using its widget. It monitors what you share and where, building profiles that compromise your privacy. Let’s uncover its methods and how to stop it.

What Is static.addtoany.com?

AddToAny provides a popular tool for sharing content across social platforms. This tracker collects data on your interactions to analyze sharing trends, but it invades your personal space in doing so. Privacy Auditors are worried about its data collection scope.

Data It Collects

When you use an AddToAny sharing button, it grabs:

• IP Address: Tracks your network location for geographic targeting.
• Sharing Behavior: Logs content shared and platforms used.
• Referrer URL: Records the source page or site you came from.
• User-Agent: Captures browser and device details for profiling.
• Session ID: Links actions during a visit for detailed tracking.
• Cookie IDs: Uses identifiers for persistent monitoring across sessions.

This reveals your social sharing habits in detail.

Who Gets Your Data?

AddToAny shares your information with:

• Website Owner: Provides sharing analytics to sites using AddToAny.
• Third-Party Analytics Provider: Processes data for trend analysis.
• Data Storage Provider: Sends info to backend services for storage.

How to Protect Yourself

Privacy Auditors encourage you to act:

• Block Trackers: Use Privacy Auditor’s paid service to stop static.addtoany.com scripts. The free version spots active trackers.
• Use a VPN: Hide your IP with a service like Mullvad to obscure location.
• Choose Privacy Browsers: Opt for Firefox with strict protection or Tor for anonymity.
• Disable JavaScript: Stop scripts via browser settings or NoScript, though functionality may be affected.
• Clear Cookies: Delete tracking identifiers to disrupt long-term monitoring.

Combine these steps to limit AddToAny’s tracking.

Sources

• AddToAny Privacy Policy: https://www.addtoany.com/privacy

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.