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Here's something you might want to think about next time you check your email: chances are, at least some of your messages are being tracked.

From how many times you open a message, the time of day, and even what city you're in, the very act of reading an email can send a surprising amount of data back to the sender, even if you never respond.

That unsettling fact was recently thrust back into the spotlight thanks to a much-hyped email startup called Superhuman. The $30/month invite-only email software beloved by Silicon Valley VCs and 'inbox zero' adherents is so hyped, there's currently a waiting list more than 180,000 people long, according to The New York Times.

Outlook:Mac doesn't have the read receipt feature. And, frankly, you shouldn't use read receipts. Most mail clients can be set up to simply ignore read receipt requests. If the mail client isn't ignoring read receipt requests, then it gives the reader a message asking if the reader wants to send a read receipt; many people select no. The only major feature that I missed when moving from Entourage v.X to Mail.app was the ability to request and return Read Receipts. I finally came across this article which explained how to add custom headers to Mail.app. In the case of adding a Read Receipt Request, all that's need is a Disposition-Notification-To header. In the Terminal, type this. In the Mail app on your Mac, select one or more read or unread messages. Choose Message Mark As Unread or Message Mark As Read to change the status. To mark one message, you can also swipe right with two fingers on the trackpad, then click Mark as Unread or Mark as Read. Getting a read receipt doesn't always mean the recipient read your message. How a receipt works depends on which email system your recipient uses. For example, you may get a read receipt if a person using an IMAP-based email client marks your message as read, but doesn't open it. Some non-IMAP mobile email systems may not return receipts at all.

Then Mike Davidson, a VP at design platform Invision, pointed out that the email app had originally enabled its users to track who is opening their emails by default. The feature, which Superhuman dubbed 'read receipts,' allows message senders to see exactly when their messages are opened, what kind of device recipients are using, and where they are. And unlike, say, iMessage read receipts, which are opt-in, Superhuman's feature is enabled by default.

Davidson, who was previously VP of design at Twitter, penned a lengthy critique of Superhuman's 'spying' on his personal blog, saying Superhuman 'has mistaken taking advantage of people for good design.'

In response to criticism from Davidson and others, Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra said the company would update its software so “read receipts” would no longer be enabled by default and location information would be removed.

But the fact is, Superhuman is far from from the only company quietly surveilling your email habits. Though it's relatively unheard of for an email platform to offer this level of tracking by default, it's astonishingly easy to embed tracking software into emails.

What is pixel tracking?

Most email-tracking programs use something called pixel tracking. Here's how email marketing company SendGrid explains its version of the feature:

Open Tracking adds an invisible, one pixel image at the end of the email which can track email opens. If the email recipient has images enabled on their email client and a request to SendGrid’s server for the invisible image is executed, then an open event is logged.

So when one of these 'invisible' images is added into an email, the person who sent it is able to keep track of how often you open the message. It's also common to track whether or not you click on any links in the email.

Marketers love these kinds of tools for obvious reasons, but there are a ton of similar tools out there that anyone can start using. But just because it's commonplace doesn't make it any less creepy or less of a massive privacy invasion.

And while you might expect these tactics from email marketers, there's something even more troubling when you consider the implications of people using these in their personal lives. As Davidson outlines in his blog post, email tracking could in some cases pose a safety risk to people who don't realize they are being tracked just by opening their inbox.

Luckily, there are a few ways to block this type of tracking without ignoring your emails entirely.

Image blocking is your friend

One of the most straightforward ways to prevent email tracking software from working is to block images from displaying by default. This is a setting you can enable in just about every email service., though you should note that it means loading images in your email will require an extra click.

In Gmail, click on the settings gear to open up your email preferences. From the 'general' tab, scroll down to images and check the box that says 'Ask before displaying external images.' Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click 'save changes.'

If you use a non-Gmail email provider, you should be able to find a similar setting. Just look for something that says something like 'ask before displaying external images.'

It's also important to note that if you use a third-party email client like Outlook or Apple's Mail app to check your email, you'll need to enable this setting in that email app as well. Again, you can typically do this in the app's settings.

In Apple's Mail app for iOS, you can disable images by going to the main Settings app, selecting 'Mail,' and scrolling down to 'load remote images.' (Instructions for disabling images in the MacOS Mail app can be found here.)

Track the trackers

If fiddling with your email settings is too inconvenient, or you're extra curious about who might be keeping tabs on how often you're reading your emails, there's another option available as well. There are a number of browser extensions that will also block the tracking pixels while alerting you to which emails contain trackers.

PixelBlock is a simple Chrome extension that blocks images from loading and displays a red eye at the tope of messages when it detects a tracker.

It was hard not to drop F bombs on this review. Developer Response,We are working on a big update, where these issues will be fixed. Secondly there’s is an excessive amount of ads, every 10 seconds a new ad would pop up making it impossible to edit. For one it doesn’t even work, it’s awful a removing things from pictures which is the purpose of this app. Remove app logo from mac free.

Similarly, Trocker, which is available for Chrome and Firefox, will show you pixel trackers and identify links that are being tracked.

And Chrome extension Ugly Email, alerts you to the presence of possible trackers in your inbox before you even open a message.

Even with extensions, some trackers may still be able to slip through, but they tend to be pretty adept at identifying the most obvious offenders. Using these is also a pretty eye-opening look at just how commonplace email tracking is.

Add your email account

If you don't have an email account set up, Mail prompts you to add your email account.

To add another account, choose Mail > Add Account from the menu bar in Mail. Or choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Internet Accounts, then click the type of account to add.

• When adding an account, if you get a message that your account provider requires completing authentication in Safari, click Open Safari and follow the sign-in instructions in the Safari window.
• If necessary, Mail might ask you for additional settings.

Learn more about how to add or remove email accounts.

Send and reply

Learn how to compose, reply to, and forward email.

Send new messages

1. Click New Message in the Mail toolbar, or choose File > New Message.
2. Enter a name, email address, or group name in the 'To' field. Mail gives suggestions based on your contacts and messages on your Mac and devices signed into iCloud.¹
3. Enter a subject for your message.
4. Write your email in the body of the message.
   • To add an attachment, drag an attachment to the body of the message. Or choose File > Attach Files, choose an attachment, then click Choose.
   • To change your font and format, use the options at the top of the message window.
   • Beginning with macOS Mojave, it's even easier to add emoji to your messages. Just click the Emoji & Symbols button in the toolbar at the top of the message window, then choose emoji or other symbols from the character viewer.
5. Send or save your message:
   • To send, click the Send button or choose Message > Send.
   • To save your message as a draft for later, close the message, then click Save.

Reply and forward

• To reply to a single person, click Reply , type your response, then click Send .

• To reply to everyone on a group email, click Reply All , type your response, then click Send .

• To forward a message to other people, click Forward , type your response, then click Send .

Organize and search

Sort your emails into folders and use multiple search options to find specific messages.

Create folders

You can create Mailboxes to organize your emails into folders.

1. Open Mail, then choose Mailbox > New Mailbox from the menu bar.
2. In the dialog that appears, choose the location for the Mailbox.
   • Choose your email service (like iCloud) to access your Mailbox on your other devices, such as an iPhone signed into the same email account.
   • Choose On My Mac to access your Mailbox only on your Mac.
3. Name the mailbox and click OK.

If you don't see the mailboxes sidebar, choose View > Show Mailbox List. To show or hide mailboxes from an email account, move your pointer over a section in the sidebar and click Show or Hide.

Sort your emails

To move a message from your Inbox to a mailbox:

• Drag the message onto a mailbox in the sidebar.
• In macOS Mojave, you can select the message, then click Move in the Mail toolbar to file the message into the suggested mailbox. Mail makes mailbox suggestions based on where you've filed similar messages in the past, so suggestions get better the more you file your messages.
  

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To delete a message, select a message, then press the Delete key.

To automatically move messages to specific mailboxes, use rules.

Search

Use the Search field in the Mail window to search by sender, subject, attachments, and more. To narrow your search, choose an option from the menu that appears as you type.

Add and mark up attachments

Attach documents and files to your messages and use Markup to annotate, add your signature, and more.

Attach a file

To attach a file to your message:

• Drag an attachment to the body of the message.
• Choose File > Attach Files, choose an attachment, then click Choose.

Use Markup with your attachments

You can use Markup to draw and type directly on an attachment, like an image or PDF document.²

1. Click the Attach button or choose File > Attach Files in the message window.
2. Choose an attachment, then click Choose File.
3. Click the menu icon that appears in the upper-right corner of the attachment, then choose Markup.
   • Use the Sketch tool to create freehand drawings.
   • Use the Shapes tool to add shapes like rectangles, ovals, lines, and arrows.
   • Use the Zoom tool in the Shapes menu to magnify and call attention to a part of an attachment.
   • Use the Text tool to add text.
   • Use the Sign tool to add your signature.
4. Click Done.

Learn more

• Contact Apple Support.

1. All devices signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID share contacts. Contacts addressed in previous messages that were sent and received on those devices are also included. To control this feature, turn Contacts on or off for iCloud. On Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click iCloud. On iOS devices, go to Settings, tap your name at the top of the screen, then tap iCloud.

2. Markup is available in OS X Yosemite and later.