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Are you certain Google fetches all images on opening a message? I have not verified this recently, but when they launched the feature to not show images by defa
by golem14 7y ago
Are you certain Google fetches all images on opening a message? I have not verified this recently, but when they launched the feature to not show images by default they made the privacy argument that it would defeat these trackers…
- danShumway 7y agoI'm not certain. I know that at launch it only obscured your IP address.[0] I don't know if they've changed the default behavior since then. Of course there is a setting to disable images -- maybe in recent years they've switched it to being on by default. Someone other than me would need to confirm, since I've had my images turned off for years now. [0]: 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-...
- golem14 7y agoThis article seems to confirm my memory: “Note: you can turn automatic loading off and gain the privacy benefits of the proxy anyway.” Not a panacea because sometimes you just need to see the images, but most of the time I never actually need any included images.