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Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by that_guy_iain on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:11AM (#26164757)
But you haven't actually felt the effects because they're able to do enough of it to improve UX. And this thread is full of people complaining that once they stopped tracking in emails they were getting unsubscribed from newsletters they were reading. So, not everyone is enjoying it.
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Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by stubish on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:57PM (#26171669)
And this is an example of worsening the user experience, where the previous comment is claiming that tracking improves it. There is absolutely no benefit to the user experience with the tracking here, only downsides; it is a punishment for disabling tracking. The only actual reason to track mail opens is pay-per-view advertising, everything to do with monetization and nothing to do with improving the UX.
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Re:Spy pixels in emails 'have become endemic' by that_guy_iain on Friday February 19, 2021 @04:05AM (#26191052)
No, I said things that people consider privacy breaching actually improved UX.

And this is an example of stopping tracking worsening the user experience because the tracking improved user experience by removing people who aren't interested in the list.

> And this is an example of worsening the user experience, where the previous comment is claiming that tracking improves it. There is absolutely no benefit to the user experience with the tracking here, only downsides; it is a punishment for disabling tracking. The only actual reason to track mail opens is pay-per-view advertising, everything to do with monetization and nothing to do with improving the UX.

No it's not it's all about deliverability. Literally, they get penalties in their deliverability if they keep emailing you stuff you're not interested in.

It's not a penalty if you choose to go againist the grain and suffer the negative effects. Stop blaming others for the negative effects of your choices.

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