Apple’s new privacy policy, called “MMP,” allows senders to bury 1-by-1 pixel images in email headers or footers, so that they can learn more about the user’s online behavior. If an email is opened, the image loads and transmits data about the user’s location, which can be used to create a profile of their online behavior. However, Apple has claimed that MPP does not allow any distant material to download in the background, meaning that the data collected by those tracking pixels is useless.
Apple says that its new Mail Privacy Protection feature doesn’t learn anything about you, and that it also prevents senders from discovering your IP address. The new feature, which is available on the iPhone and Mac, will instead offer you a random IP address that merely reveals your general location. ..
Steps to Turn on Email Privacy Protection on iPhone and Mac
Enable Apple Mail Protection on iPhone
Step 2: Scroll down to the bottom and select “Privacy.” Step 3: Toggle the “On” option. Step 4: Scroll back up and select “Location Services.” Step 5: Toggle the “On” option.
Step 2: Tap Mail to open the Mail app. Step 2: Tap the Inbox icon at the top of the screen. Step 2: Scroll down and tap a message from your email account. ..
Step 3: Choose Privacy Protection.
The Protect Mail Activity switch can be toggled on or off to help you keep your email activity under control.
Enable Apple Mail Privacy Protection for Mac
Step 2: In the top left corner of the window, click on the gear icon. Step 3: In the menu that pops up, click on Accounts. Step 4: In the Accounts window, click on your email address. Step 5: On the Email Address tab, under “Incoming Mail Settings,” make sure that “Enable POP and IMAP” is checked. Step 6: Under “Outgoing Mail Settings,” make sure that “Enable POP and IMAP” is also checked. ..
In Preferences, select Mail.
Step 3: Click Privacy.
Step 4: Choose Protect Mail Activity to protect your email from being accessed by unauthorized individuals.
Final Words
To protect your email privacy on your iPhone and Mac, we recommend using a secure messaging app like Signal. This will prevent marketers from collecting open data about which recipients are opening messages. ..
