Last Update: May 17, 2023, 00:15 IST
The policy change only applies to personal Google Accounts, not organizations like schools or businesses. (Image: Reuters)
The company said that if a Google Account hasn’t been used or signed in for at least two years, it can remove the account and content from across Google.
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it would delete unused accounts for two years starting in December in a bid to prevent security threats, including hacks.
The company said that if a Google Account was not used or signed in for at least two years, it could delete the account and content in Google Workspace, which includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet and Calendar, as well as YouTube And Google is included. Photos.
The policy change only applies to personal Google Accounts, not organizations like schools or businesses.
In 2020, Google stated that it would delete content stored in an inactive account, but would not delete the account itself.
Starting Tuesday, Google will send several notifications to the account’s email address and recovery mail before deleting inactive accounts.
Last week, Elon Musk said Twitter would remove accounts that have been inactive for several years and archive them, saying the action was “critical to freeing up abandoned handles.”
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