Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic'

Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by progval on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:57AM (#26164248)

I can't tell if it's sarcasm. Just in case it is not: there is already such a standard header, it's List-Unsubscribe and it's a used by all mailing lists and "legit" ads I can think of. (And may of the "high quality" spam too.) https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8058

It is unfortunately not implemented by most email clients.

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Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by mcv on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:26AM (#26164841)

Maybe email clients should show that unsubscribe button then. And also, when someone reports something as spam that has a legitimate unsubscribe link, offer to unsubscribe instead.

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Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by hesk on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:50AM (#26164992)

The macOS mail client shows an unsubscribe button.

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Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by kergonath on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:01PM (#26169390)

The iOS default Mail app too.

AFAIK, Gmail does as well.

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