#Privacy #FediTip:

When posting links to external sites, #Mastodon does not shorten them like #Twitter does. This is a nice non-feature here as it's another way #data isn't collected when end users click links to visit something you wish to share.

While it's common for people to use #URL shortening services like #Bitly, #TinyUrl, etc. - The reality is when you use them you are providing a 3rd party with more information than you need to.

#DataSecurity #DataCollection