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Issues and expectations relating to keeping email secure, private and as needed, anonymous.

Can I find out where my email address has been used?
Most sites that require registration and an e-mail address do not make that information available for searching. In fact, they shouldn't. (Continue reading...)

Can my company read the email I send via Hotmail on my work computer?
When sending email on a company owned computer or using a company owned network, the company can watch. They can likely read your email and much more. (Continue reading...)

Do email tracking services work?
Tracking services exist which claim to be able to tell you whether or not someone has opened your email. They're only half right. (Continue reading...)

How do I find out who's sending harassing email?
Both children and adults can receive harassing or abusive email. Sadly there's no easy way to trace it back to a sender who doesn't want to be found. (Continue reading...)

How do I send anonymous email?
Many people want to be able to send anonymous email; email for which the sender cannot be identified. It´s easy. And it´s impossible. (Continue reading...)

How do I stop someone from sending me harassing email?
Stopping someone from sending you harassing email is harder than you might expect. Techniques to blocking harassing email are imperfect, at best. (Continue reading...)

How does blocking pictures in an email protect my privacy?
It's common for email programs to automatically block remote image retrieval. We'll look at why and how spammers and others can use remote images. (Continue reading...)

Is my email account private?
If someone else shares or administers your email account, then your privacy could easily be at risk. (Continue reading...)

Why am I getting a bounce to an email I sent from someone I didn't send it to?
Often times when you send an email and there's a problem you'll get a bounce in return. If that bounce is from someone else, something might be fishy. (Continue reading...)

Why are some pictures blocked in email, and how do I stop that?
Blocking remote images in email is a common and important anti-spam technique. We'll look at how to turn it off, and then discuss why you shouldn't. (Continue reading...)