ShareThis collects data on user behavior, and provides this to advertisers and technology companies for ad targeting, analytics, and customer acquisition purposes.

The patents include genetic algorithms and machine learning technologies used for the purposes of information collection and discovery based on a user's sharing behavior.

[citation needed] In July 2011, Kurt Abrahamson joined the company as CEO and served for 7 years before transitioning into an Executive Chairman role.

A security breach exposed 41 million account records containing name, username, email address, DES-hashed password, gender, date of birth, and other profile info.

[5] The data was listed for sale on the dark web, and following publishing of The Register's article, ShareThis verified the breach and sent notifications to compromised users.