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emailtracker

emailtracker allows users detect whether or not mail in their inbox is being tracked. It offers support for emails (multi-part and plain text MIMEs) sent over the IMAP protocol. It allows you to determine:

  • What companies are tracking you.
  • How they do it? through blank pixels, clickable links, etc.
  • Whether or not your data is sent over secure protocols.
  • Infers what information they may be collecting.

installation

  • (recommended) activate a virtual env
    • python -m virtualenv venv
    • venv\scripts\activate
  • run build script python build.py -s to setup development environment

using

  • to package an executable binary:

    • python build.py -e to build a one file executable or pyinstaller --onefile app.spec
  • to run as a flask server:

    • python build.py -f (debug) to setup environment and run the app, or
    • flask --debug run

You can also setup the environment and spin up the server by running python build.py with no flags.

Third-Party app passwords

To generate third-party app passwords, use these links: Gmail and Yahoo.

License

This project is available under the MIT License. Here