November 11 (UPI) -- Gmail users who don't use their accounts on a daily basis risk losing them in December, when Google begins deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years.
Google Photo libraries, Google Calendar appointments, and Google Docs archives are also included in the cleanup of dormant accounts. According to Google Vice President of Product Management Ruth Kricheli, the business is removing accounts to lessen its vulnerability to rogue actors. Personal accounts are exempt from the policy.
She claims that forgotten or unattended accounts frequently employ obsolete or re-used passwords that could be stolen, lack two-factor authentication, and receive less security checks from users. Compromised accounts can be used for everything from identity theft to dangerous content, she noted earlier this year in a blog post announcing the move.
"The most straightforward way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in at least once every two years." "If you have recently signed into your Google Account or any of our services, your account is considered active and will not be deleted," she explained.
Users must already sign into Google Photos every two years to save their photographs from being erased.
Kricheli advised customers to take the following steps to keep their accounts active:
- Read an email or send one Make use of Google Drive.
- View a YouTube video
- Obtain an app from the Google Play Store.
- Utilize Google Search
- Sign in with Google to access a third-party app or service.
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