Data privacy with c't Shariff

With Shariff, website operators protect the privacy of their visitors from the excessive curiosity of social networks such as Facebook.

With Shariff, you can use social media without unnecessarily jeopardising your privacy. The c't project Shariff replaces the usual share buttons on social networks and protects your surfing behaviour from prying eyes. Nevertheless, a single click on the button is enough to share information with others. You don't have to do anything else - the webmaster has already taken care of everything.

The usual social media buttons transmit user data to Facebook & Co. every time you visit a page and provide the social networks with precise information about your surfing behaviour (user tracking). You do not need to be logged in or a member of the network to do this. In contrast, a Shariff button only establishes direct contact between the social network and the visitor when the latter actively clicks on the share button.

Shariff prevents you from leaving a digital trail on every page you visit and improves data protection. You can then like, tweet etc. as you wish - the social network does not receive any more information.