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Can I turn off tracking pixels in Gmail?

gowld 7y ago
Gmail intercepts tracking pixels at Gmail's server, if you use gmail's client. The sender gets the "open" event and time, but not the client into (IP, etc) http://go/so/20379732 http://go/so/20379732
- docker_up 7y ago
  Thanks, so I can't stop senders from knowing I opened an email?
modeless 7y ago
Note that Gmail defeats the location tracking and browser fingerprinting features by proxying all image requests. So while the read receipts do work, you are not leaking your location or your browser fingerprint to the sender even if you leave image loading on. https://gmail.googleblog.com/2013/12/images-now-showing.html https://gmail.googleblog.com/2013/12/images-now-showing.html
- docker_up 7y ago
  Thanks, so I can't stop senders from knowing I opened an email?
  - modeless 7y ago
    You can, but you have to disable image loading (like any other email client) because any image may have tracking information in it.
- empath75 7y ago
  google, on the other hand, knows all of that information.
- eanzenberg 7y ago
  Does Apple Mail do this?
Mathnerd314 7y ago
There are some blocking apps for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ugly-email/ldgiafaliifpknmgofiifianlnbgflgj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ugly-email/ldgiafa... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixelblock/jmpmfcjnflbcoidlgapblgpgbilinlem https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixelblock/jmpmfcj... They're based on a blacklist so they don't catch all tracking pixels. And then most emails contain images I want to see and that have tracking ID's attached anyway, which is a problem that can't be solved with a blocker.
ajiang 7y ago
You can disable loading images in Gmail, which has the same effect.
- PStamatiou 7y ago
  not for gmail for ios. As for desktop - there are a few pixel blocking chrome extensions that are great for this too
GraemeL 7y ago
You can turn off loading images by default on the web-based Gmail client under the general tab in settings. It's not possible to disable loading of images on the iOS Gmail client.

Gmail intercepts tracking pixels at Gmail's server, if you use gmail's client. The sender gets the "open" event and time, but not the client into (IP, etc) http://go/so/20379732 http://go/so/20379732

docker_up 7y ago
Thanks, so I can't stop senders from knowing I opened an email?

modeless 7y ago

Note that Gmail defeats the location tracking and browser fingerprinting features by proxying all image requests. So while the read receipts do work, you are not leaking your location or your browser fingerprint to the sender even if you leave image loading on. https://gmail.googleblog.com/2013/12/images-now-showing.html https://gmail.googleblog.com/2013/12/images-now-showing.html

docker_up 7y ago
Thanks, so I can't stop senders from knowing I opened an email?
- modeless 7y ago
  You can, but you have to disable image loading (like any other email client) because any image may have tracking information in it.
empath75 7y ago
google, on the other hand, knows all of that information.
eanzenberg 7y ago
Does Apple Mail do this?

Mathnerd314 7y ago

There are some blocking apps for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ugly-email/ldgiafaliifpknmgofiifianlnbgflgj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ugly-email/ldgiafa... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixelblock/jmpmfcjnflbcoidlgapblgpgbilinlem https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixelblock/jmpmfcj... They're based on a blacklist so they don't catch all tracking pixels. And then most emails contain images I want to see and that have tracking ID's attached anyway, which is a problem that can't be solved with a blocker.

ajiang 7y ago

You can disable loading images in Gmail, which has the same effect.

PStamatiou 7y ago
not for gmail for ios. As for desktop - there are a few pixel blocking chrome extensions that are great for this too

GraemeL 7y ago

You can turn off loading images by default on the web-based Gmail client under the general tab in settings. It's not possible to disable loading of images on the iOS Gmail client.