#account-security

#account-security

Google will start deleting inactive Gmail accounts this week.

Accounts that have not been used within a two-year period may be deleted, in order to reduce the risk of compromised accounts.

Abandoned accounts are at least 10 times less likely than active accounts to have two-step verification set up. [ more ]

Google accounts that have been inactive for at least two years may be deleted starting this week.

Inactive accounts are at risk of being compromised and used for malicious purposes.

To prevent deletion, users should sign in to their Google accounts at least once every two years and engage in account activity such as sending emails or watching YouTube videos. [ more ]