Show HN: Email Cleaner: Clean tracking links and pixels from email newsletters

Re:Show HN: Email Cleaner: Clean tracking links and pixels f... by mechero on Sunday February 28, 2021 @10:21AM (#26293963)

Playing devil's advocate here, but these trackers are useful for the newsletter publishers to know what content is interesting and what isn't for their readers.

On the other hand, I agree with your argument in regards to security.

Alternatively, you could include in the processed email both the original link (tracked) and the destination. Then, you as a reader can decide if you want to be tracked (and give feedback to the publisher) or not.

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Re:Show HN: Email Cleaner: Clean tracking links and pixels f... by bengtan on Sunday February 28, 2021 @07:34PM (#26298503)

Thanks for your feedback.

I agree that there are both sides to the argument.

> you could include in the processed email both the original link (tracked) and the destination. Then, you as a reader can decide if you want to be tracked (and give feedback to the publisher) or not.

That's what I initially tried to do, but it was too hard to make it work when the link was an image (or a social media icon) instead of text. I could give it another try but it will have to be another time.

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