👓 Reasons for Using Avatar Privacy | Code by Der Mundschenk & Cie.

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In what way are avatars a privacy risk? To display an avatar image, you publish an encrypted version (MD5) of the e-​mail address in the gravatar’s image URL. Gra​vatar​.com then decides if there is an avatar image to deliver, otherwise the default image is delivered. The default image’s address is also part of the overall gravatar …