Quote from: ArticMine on July 24, 2016, 04:01:49 AM

Quote from: kiklo on July 24, 2016, 02:13:18 AM

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FYI3:
The agent may have know their IP address as soon as they received the email ,
if they used a 1x1 transparent graphic linked to a web site to record the IP of the computer that opened it.
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/hidden-phishing-threats/

Which is defeated by the default settings in Thunderbird, the email client used in most GNU/Linux distributions. This is not the case with the default setting in proprietary email clients, such as those in Microsoft and Apple products since they want to cater first to marketers and large corporations who are typically very heavy users of html in email. The security of individuals in the case of Microsoft and Apple is secondary to marketing and DRM to the benefit of large corporations, if it is a consideration at all.

Your link explains well the convoluted process needed to disable this invasion of privacy in most proprietary email clients. I stand by my position the first line of defense for privacy is to say no to the likes of Microsoft and Apple. Monero builds upon a reasonable privacy framework, but it is not a substitute for taking basic measures to protect one's privacy.

Every single web site & email server you touch records your ip and browser settings and if you don't spoof your network address, they can even trace your PC's serial number down.
And these are just some of the public stuff we know of, the stuff that is still not public is even worse.

I leave you with this, because for some of you it seems to be more of a anon religion than anything to do with reason.

For everyone that believes you can actually do anything anonymous on the internet , where everything from the protocol to any communications will pinpoint your location.

Enjoy the sand. But it will become painfully clear when you are bitten in the ass.

Good Luck you are going to need it.

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