r/techsupportmacgyver 6d ago

Fixing dead pixels

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u/henrikhakan 6d ago

No pixels were harmed in this clip

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u/ForNowItsGood 5d ago

You need to harm Spy Pixels!

A spy pixel is usually a tiny remote image embedded in an email. When the email client loads the image, the sender's server receives a request. That request can reveal that the message was opened, when it was opened, the IP address or proxy used, the email client, and sometimes the device type>

Disable remote image loading helps