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Kiro
3380 days ago
Why?
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91bananas
3380 days ago
Tracking pixels.
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Kiro
3380 days ago
I suppose you're aware but all the pixel does is tracking whether you open it or not since Google preloads and proxies it. It's never served from the original server.
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djeikyb
3380 days ago
I like opting in to read notifications. Using a tracking pixel for this is a privacy violation (albeit minor).
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Kiro
3380 days ago
Yup, fair point. Still wanted to emphasize that the tracking pixel is way less intrusive than it used to be when you're using Gmail nowadays.
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91bananas
3380 days ago
Correct, that level of tracking alone is enough to make me want images off by default.
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