Well said. As a hypothetical non-technical recipient of an email newsletter, I'd probably disagree that such tracking is essential. Personally, I just use the s

Well said. As a hypothetical non-technical recipient of an email newsletter, I'd probably disagree that such tracking is essential. Personally, I just use the service so I don't have to manually send emails when I post new articles. The tracking doesn't interest me much. Simply because the industry has molded the competitive landscape in such a way that tracking can be deemed "essential" does not, in my mind, make their behavior and actions immune from consent. But, I don't doubt that they could make that argument and win.