http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/gmail-open-rates/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/gmail-open-rates/ "[...] Google spokesperson I emailed said that’s not enti

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/gmail-open-rates/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/gmail-open-rates/ "[...] Google spokesperson I emailed said that’s not entirely correct. (The spokesperson declined to be quoted.) Instead, they said marketers who track open rates through images will still be able to do so — indeed, they suggested that the data might be more accurate now since open rates will count users who read the emails but don’t load the images." Sounds like Google made sure tracking works even when users attempt to evade it. But another quote in the same article still talks about pixels: "MailChimp can still detect the first request for the open-tracking pixel."