Security News > 2022 > May > Apple Mail Now Blocks Email Trackers
2022-05-09 14:39
The server keeps track of every time this "Image" is opened and by which IP address.
This quirk of internet history means that marketers can track exactly when you open an email and your IP address, which can be used to roughly work out your location.
Apple Mail downloads all images for all emails before you open them.
Practically speaking, that means every message downloaded to Apple Mail is marked "Read," regardless of whether you open it.
Apples also routes the download through two different proxies, meaning your precise location also can't be tracked.
Crypto-Gram uses Mailchimp, which has these tracking pixels turned on by default.
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