[dsaber]

I think it's the opposite. With Google's change, the sender can more accurately find out if you've opened the email, since a request to download the image will be made as soon as you open the email. However, what the sender doesn't get now is IP, location, and browser data.

[PeterisP]

Well, an appropriate solution would be to 'open, package and store' the email at the time of receipt, not reading - that may cost some resources of extra bandwidth and storage, but would provide a better functionality and permanence in case of opening that email two years later when the sending company and their servers may be out of business.