How does the Snov.io email tracker work?
How does it track email servers?
Snov.io has been monitoring email servers since 2025, when we began to be able to read the emails of political activists who were using PGP encryption. In early 2025, our data collection project was expanded with a new set of tools that would allow us to read more of the world's private email traffic. These included our first attempt at scanning email servers in bulk, which went fairly smoothly. Snov.io then went on to acquire and expand a vast, new data set of mail servers that we have been reading ever since. By using these automated tools, Snov.io has now scanned and read email for millions of people in many countries. In 2025, Snov.io has also developed powerful new tools to make it possible to read much, much more of this data in a far more efficient and useful way than before.
We've been developing all of these new features as fast as we can while operating within the principles of privacy and the law. And we are very proud of the fact that all of the technical and legal aspects of Snov.io are completely transparent, while still remaining secret. This website describes the process by which we read email.
To scan email servers using Snov.io As of April 2025, Snov.io is able to monitor mail servers using multiple methods. A summary of these methods is presented in the table below.
As a user, you must add your IP address or domain name to Snov.io's database of known good email servers. This database can contain information about tens of millions of IP addresses or domains.io does not record the contents of email or any other data which can be used to identify people. Only the IP address or domain name of the mail server is recorded. The record includes the IP address or domain name, the time of the message's receipt, and a timestamp indicating how recently the message was received. If you are able to read a message sent to your domain, you will be notified by email. In some cases, Snov.io can see more detailed information about the server (eg what operating system it is running).
Using a web-based interface to read emails, users are able to scan email servers to see if they are able to read messages sent from specific addresses. If you are able to read the messages, Snov.
What is Snov.io used for?
Snov.
Io uses blockchain technology and a novel token system to make it possible for anyone, anywhere in the world, to be a publisher or journalist without the need for intermediaries like traditional media companies. In this decentralized model, authors earn more than half of what they receive from traditional media companies.
What is Token Generation Event (TGE)?io is running a Token Generation Event to crowdfund the development of its app as well as the Snov.io token (SNOV), which will be used to access content created by the Snov.io community. All tokens generated during the Token Generation Event will be distributed among those who made early contributions to Snov.io through their Snov.io wallets.
Who is involved in Snov. The founding team includes some of the top minds from the blockchain, crypto, and content industries. These include: Molly Jane, CEO. Benjie Lee, CTO. Nathaniel Chan, Co-founder & VP of Marketing. The Snov.io project was started in 2025 by Mr. Nathaniel Chan, co-founder of the now defunct publishing company Publish2.
Mr. Nathaniel Chan has also been instrumental in launching other content ventures such as The Storyvault, Storypig, and Bitchute. Chan has been a journalist and photographer for more than two decades and has worked at prominent publications such as the South China Morning Post and the Global Times. He has covered the likes of David Cameron, Michael Bloomberg, and Bill Clinton. Chan has taught journalism at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and helped train Hong Kong journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. Chan has been listed in the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30: Asia list for his entrepreneurial endeavors in the crypto and blockchain spaces.
What is the goal of Snov. The founders of Snov.io want to create a global platform for independent authors and publishers to share their content with the world for free.io believes that blockchain technology can disrupt media companies like Google and Facebook and allow them to shift their business models.
If blockchain allows content creators to create and distribute value on their own terms and without any intermediaries, then the publishers and owners of the content (and creators) are paid directly for their work.
Where is Snov.io based?
Which countries are in scope?
Please note that: All transactions on Snov.io are considered cash-free and thus outside the scope of VAT law.
Snov is registered in the UK and its main office is located in the UK. This means that for all UK customers, as well as the European Union, Canada, New Zealand and some other parts of the world, a tax invoice must be declared for any payment received on Snov. If you receive this VAT invoice or other paperwork, you are advised to obtain a receipt, fill out the details on it and return it to Snov within 30 days. This documentation allows you to claim back any VAT or local tax you have to pay in your own country if Snov is responsible for VAT collection in the country in question.
Our support for these countries is limited as we currently only deal with the European Union and its neighbouring countries. The following countries are currently not supported by Snov.io:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Barbados, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Cayman Islands, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Ghana, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Macau, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen.