Google will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for two years on December 1a date he now confirms after anticipating these plans in May and following the implementation of this change this weekend.
The tech company has changed the inactivity period for an account to two years, meaning that if a user has spent that time without accessing or using their account, It can be deleted, as can the data it contains.
The move was reported in May, when Google explained that an account that hasn’t been used for a long time is more likely to be compromised because its owners may not have two-factor authentication installed.
This Saturday confirmed that it has already implemented this change and has confirmed the date it will begin deleting inactive accounts: December 1, 2023, as detailed in the informational email it sent to Google account users, details Europe Press.
“This change applies to any inactive Google account; that is, an account that has not been used or logged in for two years,” the tech company reiterates. However, it also refers to a series of exceptions, such as that it only targets users and not those of companies or educational institutions.
It won’t delete those inactive accounts either”with YouTube channels, videos or comments”, nor those who have a gift card with balance or an application published in an ‘app’ store such as the Play Store.
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