You know what grinds my gears? Invasive surveillance capitalism. Every mainstream platform that offers a "share with friends" button generates a URL bundled with tracking IDs. These are identifiable in the query params, such as sid or fbclid. The moment a third party (your network) clicks the link, they are mapped and linked to you indefinitely so platforms can optimize how they target you and your social network.

// Before (Tracking)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4c0d3?
si=y0u_4r3_th3_pr0duct&fbclid=m4pp1ng_y0ur_n3tw0rk

// After (Clean)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4c0d3

So next time you need to share a link with a friend or in a post, take a moment to identify potential tracking IDs and sanitize them out so you and your peers can stay a bit more private in the digital panopticon we live in.

Happy sharing!