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@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ connection to your friend is traced by the website owner.
> If this creeps you out, consider using a browser extension like > If this creeps you out, consider using a browser extension like
> [ClearURLs][6], which recognizes these URL parameters that do nothing but > [ClearURLs][6], which recognizes these URL parameters that do nothing but
> feed information to the website owners and removes it for you. > feed information to the website owners and removes it for you.
>
> TODO: talk about `Referer`?
But email tracking links are even worse: they abuse redirects to obfuscate the But email tracking links are even worse: they abuse redirects to obfuscate the
original URL entirely. For instance, you'd get links in your email that look original URL entirely. For instance, you'd get links in your email that look
@ -98,8 +96,6 @@ than the protection of their customers.
> giving feedback, then that itself is a reflection of the state of your > giving feedback, then that itself is a reflection of the state of your
> readers. > readers.
Thanks for reading.
[1]: https://www.wired.com/story/how-email-open-tracking-quietly-took-over-the-web/ [1]: https://www.wired.com/story/how-email-open-tracking-quietly-took-over-the-web/
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacon [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacon
[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_tracking [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_tracking