Starting in early December, Google will delete millions of accounts deemed inactive.
Not actively used Google accounts She’ll get to that point very soon. Google decided in the middle of the year Inactive accounts after Two years To delete. The move will now be implemented from December.
Only those affected are Personal accounts. next to gmail Access to all other services associated with the account will also be lost. Below, for example Google imagesthe calendar or Driving.
The only exception to this rule are accounts that contain at least one account YouTube video It has been uploaded. Of course Google doesn’t want that here content Lose, who will likely be online on his video platform in droves.
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How to prevent deletion of your Google account
Therefore, anyone with a second Google account that they rarely use and have not searched for for two years should urgently sign up until at least December. Log in once. Accounts are also marked as active according to Google blogwhich records at least one of these activities:
- Read or email
- Use Google Drive
- Watch a video on YouTube
- Download an app from the Google Play Store
- Using Google search
- Use Sign in with Google to sign in to a third-party app or service
Of course you have to do most of these procedures I’m logged in anyway. They are only relevant if you have saved the account in a browser or on a device for more than two years but haven’t done anything with it.
Security is the reason
The main reason for this action, according to the company, is that the unused accounts are due to various factors such as the lack of two-factor authentication and security checks. More susceptible to settlement We are.
The hijacked accounts can then be revived as “zombie accounts” in the hands of cybercriminals. The goal is to increase user security by removing accounts that are most vulnerable to abuse.
