tracking pixels
Silent web watchers
Tracking pixels are tiny, often invisible images embedded in websites or emails that report back to a server when loaded.
They reveal whether you opened an email, visited a page, or took specific actions online.
Marketers and advertisers use them extensively to monitor user behavior across the web: The newsletter uses tracking pixels to measure open rates.
Also called web beacons or pixel tags.
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- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
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