I am using gmail, can you find my IP, if I send you a email?

Question

I am using gmail, can you find my IP, if I send you a email?

I was told hotmail is not secure

Answer 1

All emails are sent over clear text. So all emails can be read.

However, I'm not sure what headers are sent in the gmail messages. I don't think your IP will be in it, as it is GMail's client and server that is sending the message.

Alternatively, if you want to use your own client, and you want security, you can always use OpenPGP and encrypt all messages. The recipient will need to have the key though and the same software to un-encrypt.

Encryption is sort of easy, give your public key to people who send you stuff, have them encrypt the message using the public key, then when you receive it, you can un-encrypt using the private key.

Answer 2

Yes you can get tracked.

I think a lot of users use this to do it

( this is the register page )

http://www.readnotify.com/readnotify/joi...

you don't have to do it

Here is how to do it:

http://www.readnotify.com/readnotify/abo...

Answer 3

yes, all email is insecure, theoretically