Google announced that the company’s updated user account policies will come into effect soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the current terms of use of Google services, accounts that have not been active for two years will be blacklisted. The company will begin deleting them, along with all user data, from December 1, 2023, after sending a warning letter to the e-mail address associated with the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Google activity means the following actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read or send an email<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using Google Drive (including sharing photos)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watching videos on YouTube<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use Sign in with Google to sign in to a third-party app or service<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Download the app (probably from Google Play)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using Google search under your account<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company notes that it took this step for security reasons, since inactive accounts can be hacked to steal data and commit malicious actions, including sending spam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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