diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 45c55f0122..5b0259ca66 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -824,11 +824,13 @@ Setting identity colors is a pro feature. Viewing remotely stored images (see also [this FAQ](#user-content-faq27)) might not only tell the sender that you have seen the message, but will also leak your IP address. -Opening attachments or viewing an original message might execute scripts, +Opening attachments or viewing an original message might load remote content and execute scripts, that might not only cause privacy sensitive information to leak, but can also be a security risk. Note that your contacts could unknowingly send malicious messages if they got infected with malware. +FairEmail formats messages again causing messages to look different from the original, but also uncovering phishing links. + The Gmail app shows images by default by downloading the images through a Google proxy server. Since the images are downloaded from the source server [in real-time](https://blog.filippo.io/how-the-new-gmail-image-proxy-works-and-what-this-means-for-you/), this is even less secure because Google is involved too without providing much benefit.