![]() ![]() We like it.Ī reader sent a copy of his driver's license and Social Security card to someone at, instead of, the correct address. Since launching in 2016, Edison Mail has blocked over one billion read receipts, sent ten million flight notifications, tracked over 90 million packages, and organized 500 million receipts, the company says. Look up "Edison mail privacy statement" for more info. Developers also pay Edison to extract anonymous information from email to make their products easier to use. Rather, the company says, its bots scan emails to gather anonymous research on consumer trends, and that data is sold. So how does a free app like this make money? Unlike other apps, Edison doesn't sell specific information about you. ![]() Its security tool lets you see if your email address has been compromised. The app also stops you from being targeted with Facebook and other ads. It works with Yahoo, Gmail, Apple Mail or whatever email service you use, by bringing your mail inside its app.īesides blocking marketers, Edison neatly categorizes any information about package arrivals, bills and flight changes, while also letting you unsubscribe from any email newsletters bombarding you. To combat this, we've started using Edison Mail whenever we're on our phones. In the jargon it's called a "read receipt." Without your knowing, marketers use these to tell which email you open. If we open email on our phone, as 70 percent of us do, we might even trigger a call. Marketers can see which email we open and respond with an avalanche of new solicitations. Here's the big reason we get so much junk email.
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