Software:Trackbuster

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Trackbuster
Trackbuster official logo.png
Developer(s)One More Company, Inc.
Initial release2015 (2015)
TypePrivacy software
LicenseProprietary
Websitetrackbuster.com

Trackbuster is an online service used to identify and remove email trackers.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Email tracking was mainly used in the beginning by marketers to monitor the delivery of emails. However, new tools now allow individuals to track emails easily, and this practice is on the rise.[9] In addition to revealing when and whether an email has been opened or not, email trackers can also reveal one’s software configuration and geographic location (through IP geolocation). Trackbuster helps email users get rid of these trackers, by detecting and disabling tracking images and tracked links.

At launch, Trackbuster received praise and positive press from well-known figures in the tech world, including Robert Scoble,[10] Om Malik[11] and Chris Messina.

Trackbuster is currently compatible with Gmail and Google Apps.

References

  1. Vinton, Kate. "50% Of Your Emails Are Tracked And Trackbuster Wants To Stop It". https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2015/07/28/50-of-your-emails-are-tracked-and-trackbuster-want-to-stop-it/. Retrieved 2015-07-31. 
  2. Clover, Juli. "'Trackbuster' Service Aims to Strip Tracking Information From Incoming Emails". http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/09/trackbuster-email-privacy/. Retrieved 2015-07-31. 
  3. "Trackbuster, First User Friendly Software to Block Email Trackers". http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/07/trackbuster-launch/. Retrieved 2015-08-04. 
  4. Williams, Owen. "Trackbuster stops people stalking your email opens". https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/07/09/trackbuster-stops-people-creeping-on-if-you-opened-an-email-or-not/. Retrieved 2015-08-04. 
  5. "Trackbuster App Stops Emails From Being Tracked". http://www.techtimes.com/articles/72614/20150731/trackbuster-app-stops-emails-from-being-tracked.htm. Retrieved 2015-08-04. 
  6. "Trackbuster busts open the little-known world of email tracking". http://www.geektime.com/2015/07/09/trackbuster-busts-open-the-the-little-known-world-of-email-tracking/. Retrieved 2015-08-04. 
  7. Dillet, Romain. "Trackbuster Lets You Remove Those Pesky Email Tracking Beacons". https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/09/trackbuster-lets-you-remove-those-pesky-email-tracking-beacons/. Retrieved 2015-08-04. 
  8. "More than half of your emails are tracking you". http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a660619/more-than-half-of-your-emails-are-tracking-you.html#~pjPGJLGscVch2R. Retrieved 2015-08-04. 
  9. "Invisible email tracking by FollowMail". http://www.followmail.com/. Retrieved 2015-07-31. 
  10. "Robert Scoble - Protect your email privacy! | Facebook". https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble/videos/10153425682574655/. Retrieved 2015-07-31. 
  11. "Om Malik on Twitter". https://twitter.com/om/status/619190123431874561. Retrieved 2015-07-31.