Thanks Zack. That is what I was thinking but wanted to see what other people were thinking.
Jeff On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Zack (Doc) <[email protected]> wrote: > That was supposed to be one of the benefits of not automatically loading. > Web Beacons <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_beacon.html> can be > used as images in your e-mail, and they load from "the bad guys server"; so > when you open your e-mail they get your IP as well as when you loaded it. > > Gmail's new policy is proxying the loading, so that gets them away from > getting your IP; but they'll still know you opened the message. Since > they're not getting any PII (Personally Identifyable Information), the > chance that they know "Jeff" read his e-mail is pretty slim.. If they were > getting the image load directly, instead of proxied, they could get your > system name, browser, etc... and piece together a picture that told them it > was "Jeff" > > I think those that are still worried about the spammers knowing you read > your mail are overly paranoid. Sure it could happen at this point, but > that would be a very targeted attack. That level of attack is nearly > impossible to completely avoid. > > > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
