On May 16, Google announced that it would delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. This move is to prevent security risks, according to Google.
The new policy goes into effect immediately, but Google won’t start deleting accounts until December. The company plans to send multiple warnings to users and purge inactive accounts in phases.
Google said the first accounts to be “cut” will be those that were created but never used. The policy only affects personal accounts, not organizations such as schools and businesses.
The company explained the decision was based on internal findings that older accounts tend to share passwords with other accounts and are less likely to implement new security measures like two-step verification. That increases the risk of phishing, account takeovers, and spam.
Account deletions are a more aggressive approach than Google’s previous policies. In 2020, the company announced that content on inactive accounts would be deleted, but the accounts themselves would remain.
So, to avoid losing your account, all you need to do is log in to your Google account or any Google service, read a Gmail email, watch a YouTube video , search Google, download an Android app, or do something else.
(According to CNN)
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