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December 11, 2017 07:40 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/3ce5jtZkl4g/google-could-fix-this.html
Your inbox is full of spyware-riddled emails that are both potentially very harmful to you and also very easy to disable
It is routine for companies -- and even individuals -- to send emails with "beacons," transparent, tiny images that have to be fetched from a server. Through these beacons, companies can tell whether you've opened an email, whom you've forwarded it to, and even your location from moment to moment. (more…)
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