ATTENTION, users! Google sets date to delete inactive accounts; see how to save your

O Google will begin deleting inactive accounts from gmail And there's already a date set for that. Records without any type of activity in the last two years, as of December 1, 2023, will be considered inactive.

To avoid losing all your data, the company advises users to move their accounts before the established date.

This will ensure that emails and linked services are not classified as inactive and therefore deleted from Gmail.

It is important that users pay attention to notifications and take appropriate steps to maintain access to their accounts and important information.

What to do for Google not to deactivate your account?

To keep your account active and prevent it from being deleted, you must read or send email, use Google Drive, consume YouTube, share photos, or download apps.

These are considered active activities on the account and demonstrate that the user is still using Google services. For the company, these will be the actions to consider keeping an account:

• Accounts that were used to purchase Google products, apps, services or subscriptions that are still active or recurring;

• Accounts that have a gift card with a cash balance;

• The one related to any application, subscriptions or financial transactions. This includes Google Accounts with an app on the Play Store, for example;

• Accounts that were used to purchase digital items, such as books or movies;

• Accounts that manage activity for children and teens through Family Link.

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The policy of deleting unused Gmail and YouTube accounts will apply exclusively to personal accounts, not affecting organizations such as schools or companies.

The measure aims to increase internet security, since abandoned accounts can become vulnerable and be used by malicious actors for harmful activities such as identity theft or dissemination of spam.

In order to protect the privacy and security of users, the Google notified them of the new policy. In the alert, the company highlighted the importance of keeping accounts active by carrying out regular activities.

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