The New Yorker weighs in

[DefenseRules]

Well now we have Rolling Stone as well
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/tom-brady-sympathy-for-the-devil-20150731

Good Lord.

 

[VrabelJr]

Thank you. Is that information anonymous, or to they gain access to my IP address?

Every server (web page) you connect to has your IP address. It's just a matter of whether they record it or not and what they do with that recording. Companies in the link shortener business are data companies so I would imagine they store your IP and try to use it to create correlations in data which they can then sell.

Specifically, here is tinyurl.com's Privacy statement. I don't have time to read it right now but feel free to read it if it is of interest to you: http://tinyurl.com/privacy.php

There's a documentary called Terms And Conditions May Apply if you're interested in learning more about this kind of stuff: http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Terms-And-Conditions-May-Apply/70279201