I would like to be able to block read receipts from incoming emails.
Interesting tension with Read Receipts being one of the features others value in Newton and are looking to become more invasive by requesting geo-location (which has made it into the roadmap I believe.)
With increasing focus on privacy in apps it held like this could become an increasing point of tension.
WhatsApp has this reciprocal approach which seems fair. If you don’t want your read status to be reported, you can also not see those of others.
I am personally opting out, and I would prefer privacy over tracking, but apparently it is a big reason for keeping Newton afloat.
It might be naive, but I never saw the point. That I open an email doesn’t mean I have read it. For marketing purposes it is more about the numbers I guess.
Transparency goes a long way, so Newton might at some point dedicate a blog post to tracking and explain why it is powerful and how it is done ethically.