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How emails can be used to track your location and how to stop it
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<blockquote data-quote="Venustus" data-source="post: 169208" data-attributes="member: 4295"><p><em>"The answer to protecting yourself from this kind of tracking is straightforward - don't load the images.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>You can do this by forcing all your email to render as plain text or by allowing it to render HTML without images.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Most email clients are well disposed to help you with this and will actually do the latter by default, giving you the option to download the images if you decide you want them.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The most notable exception to this is Gmail which loads remote content automatically unless you <a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/12/16/gmail-takes-image-loading-out-of-users-hands-heres-how-to-take-it-back/" target="_blank">take back control of your images</a>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>For your part you need only understand that loading images in emails means "tell the sender you've just opened their email and you'd like them to send you the rest of the message".</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>So, if you don't trust marketers and stalkers with your location and email-reading schedule, it's time to take back remote content loading.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Below are instructions on how to switch off image loading in seven of the most popular email clients:</strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>iOS Mail</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click the <strong>Settings</strong> icon</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Mail, Contacts, and Calendars</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Toggle <strong>Load Remote Images</strong> to off.</em></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Outlook (Desktop)</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click the <strong>Tools</strong> menu</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Trust Center</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Automatic Download</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Check <strong>Don't download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items</strong>.</em></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Outlook.com</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click on the Settings icon (cog)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>More Email settings</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Filters and Reporting</strong> under Junk Email</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Select <strong>Block attachments, pictures, and links for anyone not in my safe senders list</strong>.</em></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Apple’s Mail</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Mail</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Preferences</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Viewing</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Uncheck <strong>Display remote images in HTML messages</strong>.</em></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Yahoo Mail</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click the Settings icon</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Settings</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Security</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Locate <strong>Show images in email</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Select <strong>Never by Default</strong>.</em></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Gmail</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click the Settings icon</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Stay in the <strong>General</strong> tab</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Scroll down to the <strong>Images</strong> section</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Choose <strong>Ask before displaying external images</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Click <strong>Save Changes</strong>.</em></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>Android Gmail app</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Tap the menu button</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Tap <strong>Settings</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Tap on your email address</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Scroll to the bottom of the screen</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Tap <strong>Images</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Select <strong>Ask before showing</strong>."</em></li> </ol><p><em>More here:</em></p><p><em><a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/27/how-emails-can-be-used-to-track-your-location-and-how-to-stop-it/#comments" target="_blank">http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/27/how-emails-can-be-used-to-track-your-location-and-how-to-stop-it/#comments</a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Venustus, post: 169208, member: 4295"] [I]"The answer to protecting yourself from this kind of tracking is straightforward - don't load the images. You can do this by forcing all your email to render as plain text or by allowing it to render HTML without images. Most email clients are well disposed to help you with this and will actually do the latter by default, giving you the option to download the images if you decide you want them. The most notable exception to this is Gmail which loads remote content automatically unless you [URL='http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/12/16/gmail-takes-image-loading-out-of-users-hands-heres-how-to-take-it-back/']take back control of your images[/URL]. For your part you need only understand that loading images in emails means "tell the sender you've just opened their email and you'd like them to send you the rest of the message". So, if you don't trust marketers and stalkers with your location and email-reading schedule, it's time to take back remote content loading. [B]Below are instructions on how to switch off image loading in seven of the most popular email clients:[/B] [/I] [SIZE=3][B][I]iOS Mail[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Click the [B]Settings[/B] icon[/I] [*][I]Click [B]Mail, Contacts, and Calendars[/B][/I] [*][I]Toggle [B]Load Remote Images[/B] to off.[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B][I]Outlook (Desktop)[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Click the [B]Tools[/B] menu[/I] [*][I]Click [B]Trust Center[/B][/I] [*][I]Click [B]Automatic Download[/B][/I] [*][I]Check [B]Don't download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items[/B].[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B][I]Outlook.com[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Click on the Settings icon (cog)[/I] [*][I]Click [B]More Email settings[/B][/I] [*][I]Click [B]Filters and Reporting[/B] under Junk Email[/I] [*][I]Select [B]Block attachments, pictures, and links for anyone not in my safe senders list[/B].[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B][I]Apple’s Mail[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Click [B]Mail[/B][/I] [*][I]Click [B]Preferences[/B][/I] [*][I]Click [B]Viewing[/B][/I] [*][I]Uncheck [B]Display remote images in HTML messages[/B].[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B][I]Yahoo Mail[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Click the Settings icon[/I] [*][I]Click [B]Settings[/B][/I] [*][I]Click [B]Security[/B][/I] [*][I]Locate [B]Show images in email[/B][/I] [*][I]Select [B]Never by Default[/B].[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B][I]Gmail[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Click the Settings icon[/I] [*][I]Stay in the [B]General[/B] tab[/I] [*][I]Scroll down to the [B]Images[/B] section[/I] [*][I]Choose [B]Ask before displaying external images[/B][/I] [*][I]Click [B]Save Changes[/B].[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B][I]Android Gmail app[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Tap the menu button[/I] [*][I]Tap [B]Settings[/B][/I] [*][I]Tap on your email address[/I] [*][I]Scroll to the bottom of the screen[/I] [*][I]Tap [B]Images[/B][/I] [*][I]Select [B]Ask before showing[/B]."[/I] [/LIST] [I]More here: [url]http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/27/how-emails-can-be-used-to-track-your-location-and-how-to-stop-it/#comments[/url][/I] [/QUOTE]
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