What is Pixel Tracking & How to Disable It (Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook, and Yahoo! Mail)

Simply put, pixel tracking is when a person adds an invisible single pixel image to the end of an email which can track when the email is opened, where it is opened, etc. This image contains a line of code which allows marketers and other nefarious ne’er do wells to track your information.
If you have images enabled on your email program, then when you receive an email with a tracking pixel embedded in it, a request is sent to the sender’s server for the image, and this then sends a whole host of information to the sender. In this video, we show you how to disable pixel tracking and block automatic downloads within most major email softwares (Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo! Mail, and Outlook).

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0:00 Intro
0:16 What is Pixel Tracking
1:20 Apple Mail
2:05 Yahoo Mail
2:30 Outlook
3:10 Gmail
3:34 Gmail App
4:13 Final Thoughts

[damontellegen]

Fantastic video thank you so much for your work helping others preserve their privacy as much as possible!

[jaytolstykh]

Bro keep it up bro you deserve 1 million subscribers 😀...

[ArtsyMegz_On_Etsy]

Why would Gmail allow someone to get your location information using pixels? So this means that a scammer could have my house address now?

[chris]

Disabling images may disable the tracking image but it doesn't allow you to see images in the email not a very good solution.

[TonyEnglandUK]

Excellent work, HelpCloud. Facebook has a lot to answer for, no wonder Mark Zuckerberg sweated so much in that old privacy interview.