Email Tracking

Karinna

I found out that someone who is sending me emails is using an email tracking software (so every time when I'm opening or reading one of these emails the sender receives a notification that the email was opened or read also information like my IP etc).
I was wondering if there is a way to avoid these notifications?
thanks..

Freddie_Snowbits

Yes there is, what email programme are you using?

Karinna

I'm using yahoo and hotmail.

fwor

Firstly - don't use webmail. Use a local email client on your PC such as Outlook, Thunderbird or the many alternatives.

Set the email client so it only displays emails as text and does not display any links or images, and of course set it not to send read notifications.

peteb23

They are probably tracking your usage by the images. The only way to stop this is to not to display any pictures in the email but sometimes this can make the email useless.