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Author here. Gmail does not prefetch the image. Appending a unique image URL will still allow the sender to know when you've opened the email. The proxy elimina
by jkturbo 11y ago
Author here. Gmail does not prefetch the image. Appending a unique image URL will still allow the sender to know when you've opened the email. The proxy eliminates your IP as well as user-agent so the sender can't tell where you are and what you're using to read the email.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoI was going to argue with you and go get a link to wave in your face. But you're right: https://blog.filippo.io/how-the-new-gmail-image-proxy-works-and-what-this-means-for-you/ https://blog.filippo.io/how-the-new-gmail-image-proxy-works-...