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Hide My Email: receiving (spam) mails on addresses that don't exist
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this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2023
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An email message can include a tracking pixel that informs the sender the message was read. Just opening a message is usually enough to trigger it, unless your mail client blocks loading external content bu default.
You should never download pictures from unknown sources. It is relatively easy to hide viral code in some picture formats.
So I'm using the default (apple) mail client. But normally, routed through private relay. I think it opens all emails and loads all content from an apple server, then forwards the content. That should trigger tracking pixels, even when I don't open emails.