# Anti-Tracking Email Extensions 'Creep Alert' Blocks Attempts to Track Email Recipients By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2019-08-08 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creep-alert References: [betalist](https://betalist.com/startups/creep-alert?utm_campaign=startup-67153&utm_medium=atom&utm_source=newsfeed) & [replidy](https://www.replidy.com/creepalert?ref=betalist) The 'Creep Alert' Chrome extension has been developed as an effective solution for consumers who are looking for a way to enhance their privacy and prevent unwanted tracking from being performed. The extension works by blocking attempts to track the user's habits and notifying them in the form of a small icon that will appear next to the email of the sender. This will enable users to maintain an enhanced sense of privacy by automatically blocking trackers that collect data without permission. The 'Creep Alert' extension also enables users to send a response email to the sender to politely ask them to not send tracking pixels through their correspondence. This addresses the increasing number of consumers becoming more concerned with their digital privacy and the need for ways to combat against data collection. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Privacy-enhancing Email Extensions:** Opportunity for developing email extensions that provide enhanced privacy by blocking tracking attempts and notifying users. - **Anti-tracking Solutions:** Growing demand for solutions that protect users from unwanted tracking and data collection. - **Email Privacy Awareness:** Increasing consumer concern about digital privacy propelling the need for tools that combat data collection. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Digital Security:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in developing security solutions to block email tracking attempts. - **Software Development:** Opportunity for developers to create anti-tracking extensions to protect users' privacy and address consumers' growing concerns. - **Marketing Technology:** Disruptive innovation potential for marketers to develop tracking-free campaigns and respect users' privacy preferences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [User-Friendly Email Privacy Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/email-protection.md) - [Anonymized Email Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/email-extension.md) - [Tracker-Thwarting Browser Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/browser-apps.md) - [Tracking Device Safety Implementations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antistalking-measures.md) - [AI Phishing Guards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mimicai.md) - [Proactive Tracker Detection Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/detection-app.md) - [Secure Email Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duck-email.md) - [Privacy Blur Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-it.md) - [Browsing Productivity Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/browser-time.md)