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Dear Gmailer: I know what you read last summer (and last night and today)

Google will start caching all remotely hosted images sent to Gmail users by default. The move will hinder e-mail marketers and other nosy senders by preventing them from seeing recipients’ personal information. Google servers request the Web address where the image is hosted only after a user opens the message. Google support pages also warn: “senders may be able to know whether an individual has opened a message with unique image links” Google says the new system is safer and more secure than other competitors.”]

Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/dear-gmailer-i-know-what-you-read-last-summer-and-last-night-and-today/

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