Users have been warned by Google that their inactive Gmail accounts can be deleted in December. This is consistent with Google’s previous declaration from May 2023 that it intended to remove accounts that had not been used for two years.
Google’s motivation for implementing this policy stems from security issues related to dormant accounts. The corporation stressed the serious security risk posed by dormant accounts in a blog post published earlier in May. Over time, the security of these accounts decreases, leaving them open to hacking and perhaps being used illegally or for the propagation of spam.
Consumers must comprehend that this policy is a continuous process. In the future, Google will retain the power to remove an account that is left dormant for more than two years by the user.
Users should log in at least once every two years to protect their accounts from deletion. It’s important to note that utilizing the account in any Google service, like YouTube or Google Drive, will work in place of specifically logging into Gmail.
It’s important to remember that this regulation only applies to individual Google accounts; accounts linked to businesses are not covered. Google aggressively encourages users to take the required actions to keep their Google accounts viable and secure.
