我们正在被在线跟踪(being tracked online)！但是您是否知道，当我们使用Gmail、Outlook等时，营销人员甚至可以跟踪我们？是的！然后甚至可以知道我们打开电子邮件的频率、时间和地点，以及我们使用的设备。这称为电子邮件跟踪(Email Tracking)。
什么是电子邮件跟踪？
电子邮件跟踪器(Email Trackers)在电子邮件中使用某种形式的交互元素，当我们与它们交互时，它会提供详细信息。它甚至可能是一个不可见的非常小的图像。这称为像素跟踪(Pixel Tracking)。然后，此信息将用于确定将发送给您的电子邮件的性质和频率。
阻止电子邮件跟踪器
在线跟踪某人的最简单方法之一是使用重定向链接，并且很容易发现。该链接通常嵌入在电子邮件中。这个想法是让用户点击一个可以欺骗他们花钱的链接。但是，在许多情况下，该链接安装了一个代码，该代码是为了跟踪网络上的人们而创建的。
当您被跟踪时，另一端的组织可以知道您正在使用哪个网络浏览器、您来自哪里等等。现在，很容易在电子邮件中发现链接，从而更容易避免。在这种情况下，黑客和诈骗者使用不同的方法。
我们现在需要更详细地讨论这个问题。
嵌入图像的跟踪代码
一种方法是立即阻止图像在您的电子邮件中加载图像或远程 Web 内容；为此，大多数电子邮件提供商和客户都提供了一种设置。
诈骗者甚至营销人员在线跟踪人们的方法之一是向图像添加跟踪代码，然后该图像通过电子邮件发送给用户。一旦用户打开电子邮件，从用户那里收集的信息就会直接发送到公司服务器。
(Stop Email)在Outlook(Outlook)客户端中停止电子邮件跟踪
Outlook.com不提供此功能，但如果您使用的是Outlook客户端，请转到File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center设置> Automatic Downloads。
这里选择：
- 不要下载标准HTML电子邮件或RSS项目中的图片选项
- 不要下载加密或签名的HTML电子邮件中的图片。
这样您就可以阻止MailTrack和其他类似服务。
在 Gmail 中阻止电子邮件跟踪
Gmail是一种电子邮件服务，是当今网络上最好的免费服务之一，但必须注意，由于它是 Google 拥有的产品，因此会定期进行大量跟踪。如果您想在使用Gmail(Gmail)时避免被营销人员跟踪，那么您可以采取一些措施来阻止它。
Google已尝试阻止以这种方式传输图像。几年前，该公司决定通过自己的代理服务器传送图像，从而隐藏您的位置以防窥探。它是否会向(Whether)Google本身隐藏您的位置是我们尚未弄清楚的事情。
尽管如此，谷歌的实现并不完美，所以下一个最好的办法是完全阻止图像加载。
(Avoid)通过阻止加载图像来避免跟踪器
如果您想阻止在Gmail中加载图片，我们建议您点击右上角的齿轮图标，然后从那里选择查看所有设置(See all settings)。
现在，从General选项卡中，您需要向下滚动，直到看到Images。
选择“在显示外部图像之前询问(Ask before displaying external images)”，最后点击保存更改(Save Changes)。
重新加载(Reload)页面，立即阻止所有图像在您的Gmail帐户中加载。
请记住(Bear)，走这条路线将禁用 Gmail 的动态电子邮件功能，该功能允许与电子邮件进行更多交互。
它不是必须具备的功能，因此我们相信没有它也是可能的。
电子邮件跟踪器拦截(Email Tracker Blocker)器浏览器扩展
Ugly Email、Gmelius和PixelBlock是一些第三方浏览器扩展，可以帮助您解决这个问题。您可能想检查一下。
相关阅读：(Related reads:)
- 在 Outlook 中禁用或启用电子邮件已读回执
- 如何跟踪电子邮件地址到所有者的源 IP 地址(How to trace an email address to the source IP address of the owner)。
How to block Email Tracking in Outlook and Gmail?
We are being tracked online! But did you know that marketers can even track us when we use Gmail, Outlook, etc? Yes! And then can even tell how often, when and where we opened an email, and the device we used. This is called Email Tracking.
What is Email Tracking?
Email Trackers use some form of an interactive element in the email that gives out the details when we interact with them. It could even be a very small image that is not visible. This is called Pixel Tracking. This information is then used to decide the nature and the frequency of the emails that will be sent to you.
Block Email Trackers
One of the simplest ways to track someone online is by the use of a redirect link, and it is easy to spot. The link is usually embedded in the email. The idea is for the user to click on a link that could trick them into spending money. However, is many of these situations, the link has a code installed that was created to track folks across the web.
When you’re being tracked, the organization on the other end can tell which web browser you’re using, where you’re coming from, among other things. Now, it is easy to spot links within an email, which makes it easier to avoid. In a case such as this, hackers and scammers use a different method.
We now need to talk about this in greater detail.
Tracking code embedded into images
One way to do this is to stop images from loading images or remote web content in your emails right away; and for that most email providers and clients offer a setting.
One of the ways scammers and even marketers track folks online is by adding a tracking code to an image, and that image is sent to the user via email. Once the user opens the email, the information collected from the user is then sent directly to a company server.
Stop Email tracking in Outlook client
Outlook.com does not offer this, but if you are using the Outlook client, go to File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center settings > Automatic Downloads.
Here select:
- Don’t download pictures options in standard HTML email messages or RSS items
- Don’t download pictures in encrypted or signed HTML email messages.
This way you can Block MailTrack and other similar services.
Block Email tracking in Gmail
Gmail is an email service that is one of the best available on the web as a free service today, but one must note that since it is a Google-owned product, a lot of tracking takes place on a regular basis. If you want to avoid being tracked by marketers when using Gmail, then there is something you can do to put a stop to it.
Google has made attempts to block images from being transmitted in this manner. A few years back, the company decided to deliver images through its own proxy server, which in turn, hides your location from prying eyes. Whether or not it hides your location from Google itself is something we’ve not yet figured out.
Still, Google’s implementation is not perfect, so the next best thing is to simply block images from loading altogether.
Avoid trackers by blocking images from loading
When you want to block images from loading in Gmail, we suggest you click on the gear icon located at the upper-hand corner to the right, and from there, select, See all settings.
Now, from the General tab, you will want to scroll down until you see Images.
Select “Ask before displaying external images,” and finally, hit Save Changes.
Reload the page and right away all images should be blocked from loading within your Gmail account.
Bear in mind that going this route will disable Gmail’s dynamic email feature, which allows for more interaction with emails.
It’s not a must-have feature, so we believe it is possible to live without it.
Email Tracker Blocker browser extensions
Ugly Email, Gmelius, and PixelBlock are some third-party browser extensions that can help you with this. You may want to check them out.
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