Re: [ilugd] [OT] Spy trackers in Indiatimes mailers?

[Raj Mathur]

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>>>>> "Sandip" == Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    Sandip> Just found the following tag hidden in the source at the
    Sandip> bottom of an Indiatimes astrology promo mail which just
    Sandip> hit my mailbox. I dont remember subscribing to this list,
    Sandip> and there was no information in the mail about how to
    Sandip> unsubscribe. And on top of that the following tag is most
    Sandip> probably being used to clandestinely confirm my email
    Sandip> address if I open it in my HTML mail client (Thunderbird).

    Sandip> &lt;img
    Sandip> src='http://imtmailer.indiatimes.com/imtetrack.php?event=open&[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]&dbkey=Astro_Bejan'
    Sandip> width='1' height='1' &gt;

Yup, it's called a ``web bug'' and it's a technique primarily used by
spammers to validate addresses.  Hmm... spammers... Indiatimes...

http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html

Regards,

- -- Raju
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