Spy pixels in emails have become endemic

mkoundo

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The use of "invisible" tracking tech in emails is now "endemic", according to a messaging service that analysed its traffic at the BBC's request.
Hey's review indicated that two-thirds of emails sent to its users' personal accounts contained a "spy pixel", even after excluding for spam.

 

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There’s good news for Gmail users: Google reroutes every image request through its own proxy servers. Tracking pixels will still know when you’ve read an email, but they generally can’t sniff out your location or get your advertising profile because they can’t see your IP or cookies. (They see Google’s IP instead.)
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mkoundo

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In gmail you can also set to ask before downloading images as per:

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ForgottenSeer 85179

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The problem is Privacy Badger contributes to making your browser fingerprint more unique. There’s really no winning with privacy. The internet is not a private place, it’s public and the best we can do is try to wear the same hoodie as everyone else and blend in.
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