What are people's opinion of this change? I have read a few different articles about how this is could be a way for spammers to see that you are reading your e-mails. I don't know enough about how a proxy server works to know if this is true or people just paranoid over Google making a change.
Jeff On Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:51:07 AM UTC-8, Jeff Grossman wrote: > > Images Now > Showing<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficialGmailBlog/~3/41XZeQULHq8/images-now-showing.html> > Dec 12th 2013, 16:45, by The Gmail > Team<http://www.blogger.com/profile/10103598893707869193> > > Posted by John Rae-Grant, Product Manager > > Have you ever wondered why Gmail asks you before showing images in emails? > We did this to protect you from unknown senders who might try to use images > to compromise the security of your computer or mobile device. > > But thanks to new improvements in how Gmail handles images, you’ll soon > see all images displayed in your messages automatically across desktop, iOS > and Android. Instead of serving images directly from their original > external host servers, Gmail will now serve all > images<https://support.google.com/mail?p=display_images> through > Google’s own secure proxy servers. > > So what does this mean for you? Simple: your messages are more safe and > secure, your images are checked for known viruses or malware, and you’ll > never have to press that pesky “display images below” link again. With this > new change, your email will now be safer, faster and more beautiful than > ever. > <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dfDs31rgu_g/UqnaXicP5wI/AAAAAAAABMc/TbGFnBUxcTM/s1600/Images.gif> > Of course, those who prefer to authorize image display on a per message > basis can choose the option “Ask before displaying external images” under > the *General* tab in *Settings*. That option will also be the default for > users who previously selected “Ask before displaying external content”. > > Similar to existing features like default https > access<http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/default-https-access-for-gmail.html> > , suspicious activity > detection<http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/detecting-suspicious-account-activity.html>, > > and free two-step > verification<http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html>, > > image proxying is another way your email is protected. This new improvement > will be rolling out on desktop starting today and to your Gmail mobile apps > in early 2014. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
