Data Security
11.2. Externally Linked Images in E-Mail Messages
Externally linked images are not part of the E-Mail itself. They are loaded from an external source upon reading the E-Mail. You can define whether those images are loaded and displayed. If you allow loading externally linked images, your privacy and computer are endangered by the following security issues:
The sender can gather information, e.g. whether your E-Mail address is valid or when you retrieved the E-Mail. Such information can e.g. be used to purposefully send spam E-Mail messages.
The externally linked graphic can be used to infect your computer with malware.
How to define the loading of externally linked images:
Click the icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click on .
In the side bar, click on .
You can enable or disable the option in the display area.
If externally linked images are not to be displayed, disable the setting.
If externally linked images are to be loaded and displayed, enable the setting.
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