In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space. Google is now updating its inactivity policy so that old, unused ...
That Google account you haven’t checked in years might be getting wiped this week.Beginning Friday, Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two ...
Google announced it will begin deactivating abandoned accounts this year. In Tuesday’s announcement, the tech giant said the decision to get rid of dormant accounts is a security measure intended to ...
May 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google on Tuesday said it would delete accounts that had remained unused for two years starting December, in a bid to prevent security ...
“If a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least two years, we may delete the account and its contents,” Google announced in a blog post, and that time is coming soon. In December, ...
The tech giant says accounts that haven’t been used for a certain extended period of time are more likely to be compromised, or at-risk. To combat the risk, Google says it may delete accounts that ...
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