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They do, but they still load images on-demand the first time you open an email. So a spammer will know if and when you opened email; but they would not know yo
by theamk 6y ago
They do, but they still load images on-demand the first time you open an email.
So a spammer will know if and when you opened email; but they would not know your IP or user agent.
The former is usually the most important part, and it is not blocked at all.
- Fogest 6y agoYeah that's a shame. I guess it would be too expensive for Google to load the images of every single email though it would kinda avoid this issue. But I can see why that isn't really a feasible option.
- throwawayboise 6y agoIt's also avoidable by just setting your email client to not load images by default. Not sure if gmail offers this, but I think it does.
- HWR_14 6y ago> I guess it would be too expensive for Google to load the images of every single email though it would kinda avoid this issue Would it really? I have no idea what the dollar cost of that would be. I can see not wanting to pay for a feature most people wouldn't use, but I certainly think Google could afford it. The biggest question would be what percent of pictures are loaded now and at what cost?
- Fogest 6y agoI know I get a lot of emails that I don't open all the time but still occasionally open. I am sure there are a lot of people in a similar boat. It's definitely a bit of a hard problem. I can see it being worth it for Google to implement into business accounts Gmail's, but not as economical for doing it on personal accounts.
- philsnow 6y agothey could preload them only for people who have the "never show images by default" setting turned on