I haven’t been able to find any information about this online, so I’m posting it here.

I’ve been receiving emails TO addresses like @icloud.com.

I’ve checked all my hide-my-email aliases (including the archived ones) and I don’t own these addresses so I cannot disable them.

I’m wondering if anyone else has run into this issue?

  • Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee
    3·
    1 year ago

    An email message can include a tracking pixel that informs the sender the message was read. Just opening a message is usually enough to trigger it, unless your mail client blocks loading external content bu default.

    • Syldon@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      You should never download pictures from unknown sources. It is relatively easy to hide viral code in some picture formats.

    • elvis_depresley@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      So I’m using the default (apple) mail client. But normally, routed through private relay. I think it opens all emails and loads all content from an apple server, then forwards the content. That should trigger tracking pixels, even when I don’t open emails.