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Re:Wherein I ridicule Facebook some more, then collaborate w... by pgeorgi on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @02:22PM (#9422425)
For the Like button issue, there's Shariff, which provides a privacy friendly social button bar: https://github.com/heiseonline/shariff

It only tracks when you actually use the button.

(also mentioned in the comments of the original article, but IMHO worth spreading)

Re:Wherein I ridicule Facebook some more, then collaborate w... by techpeace on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @03:24PM (#9422913)
Re:Wherein I ridicule Facebook some more, then collaborate w... by themodelplumber on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @02:36PM (#9422542)
I've been using this one; pretty basic and straightforward: https://github.com/cferdinandi/social-sharing