Gmail scans images in e-mails for malware: Privacy breach or Security?

This month Google announced that they scan image content in your e-mail to keep you safe from hackers that might want to use your data. Google has also been using DMARC for a while to fight e-mail fraud.
But thanks to new improvements in how Gmail handles images, you’ll soon see all images displayed in your messages automatically across desktop, iOS and Android. Instead of serving images directly from their original external host servers, Gmail will now serve all images through Google’s own secure proxy servers.
So what does this mean for you? Simple: your messages are more safe and secure, your images are checked for known viruses or malware, and you’ll never have to press that pesky “display images below” link again. With this new change, your email will now be safer, faster and more beautiful than ever.

Enable all images to be downloaded automatically

Here is how:

1. Open Gmail.
2. Click the gear icon in the top right.
3. Select Settings.
4. Scroll down to the Images section (stay in the “General” tab).
5. Choose Ask before showing.
6. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.