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Shot in the dark, but could tracking pixels fall afoul of wiretapping laws? It's a single bit of information, but it is a 1-bit recording gathered without the o
by sterlind 7y ago
Shot in the dark, but could tracking pixels fall afoul of wiretapping laws? It's a single bit of information, but it is a 1-bit recording gathered without the other party's consent.
- kasey_junk 7y agoTracking pixels have been a normal part of the email ecosystem for more than 20 years. If an esoteric use of the law was going to stop it it would be done by now.
- netik 7y agoThis is basically what GDPR is designed to stop.
- kasey_junk 7y agoThat’s not reusing old law, that’s a law designed purposely to stop this.
- inetknght 7y agoTracking pixels have been complained about for a long time too. There are actual real people who have actual real physical problems with being tracked and their law says they have freedom to privacy but it's normally violated.
- nerdponx 7y agoWe should leave Jim Crow voting laws in place because they have been a normal part of the electoral system for 150 years.
- 6d6b73 7y agoThat single bit carries a lot of potential information with it: - location - time when the person is active i.e does the victim use computer at 11pm? - mail client used - potential to connect user with other services using ip/MUA tracking