On 12 June 2025, the French data protection authority (CNIL) launched a public consultation on a draft recommendation regarding the use of tracking pixels in emails. This recommendation roughly ...

Once you understand what email tracking pixels do, you'll want to block them—just like me. These silent trackers report your online activities to the sender, letting them know exactly when and how you ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — When you go online, whether from your phone, laptop or tablet, many times you’re being watched. A fact that many online users we spoke with say is becoming the norm. “It’s ...

Online tracking tools such as pixels are moving to the forefront of the debate about healthcare policy. Last month, the American Hospital Association and several allies in Texas sued the U.S. Health ...

Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior ...

Amazon's audiobook subsidiary, Audible, was hit with a privacy class action over its use of the Meta tracking pixel. The plaintiffs accuse the company of collecting user data, including reading ...

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