[MlMt] one pixel tracker images

[Robert Goldman]

Would a resource like [DuckDuckGo's tracker 
database](https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-tracker-radar/) help with 
this? Sure, nothing is going to be perfect -- there can always be a 
"zero day tracker," but we shouldn't make the best be the enemy of the 
good.

On 18 Mar 2021, at 11:03, Eric Sharakan wrote:

> I seem to remember Benny saying something similar about MM being 
> unable to tell ahead of time and thus unable to block them 
> automatically.
>
> -Eric
>
> On 18 Mar 2021, at 11:31, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>
>> It can't tell if it's a 1x1 image until after it's downloaded, by 
>> which
>> time the damage has been done. Disabling all images is the safest;
>> disabling known trackers is second-best.
>>
>> On 18 Mar 2021, at 0:06, Randy Bush wrote:
>>
>>> Version 1.14 (5757) on big sur
>>>
>>> when i say view html, i get
>>>
>>>     Images with a pixel size of 1 by 1 have been downloaded (2)
>>>
>>> i would prefer to disable 1 pixel tracker pseudo-images.  clue bat,
>>> please
>>>
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>>
>>         --Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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