Privacy-Aware Link Shorteners

For those looking for privacy-aware link shorteners, there are several options available:

  1. UrlHum: This is a modern, privacy-aware URL shortener built with PHP and the Laravel Framework. It offers features such as IP hashing and anonymizing, and allows extensive control over URL creation and analytics while respecting user privacy. It is open-source and licensed under the MIT License, though it is still under heavy development and not recommended for production use yet[3].

  2. CleanURL: This service focuses on stripping sensitive and non-essential parameters from URLs to protect user privacy. It is designed to prevent privacy compromises by removing application parameters that could reveal private information when URLs are shared publicly[2][4][5].

  3. Shlink: An open-source URL shortener that can be self-hosted, providing users with control over their data and privacy[1].

  4. s.42l.fr: Another privacy-friendly option that allows users to delete shortened links, adding an extra layer of control over shared URLs[1].

These options provide various levels of privacy protection and control, making them suitable alternatives to more mainstream URL shorteners like Bitly.

Citations: [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/ul3727/privacyfriendly_url_shortener/ [2] https://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~aviv/papers/clean_url_tr.pdf [3] https://github.com/urlhum/UrlHum [4] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303969031_CleanURL_A_Privacy_Aware_Link_Shortener [5] https://repository.upenn.edu/items/29c2fd30-0a98-4c53-b458-7bcaf3ae9051