Last Updated: May 19, 2023, 16:38 IST
Google is eradicating inactive accounts
Google is deleting inactive accounts however the firm says YouTube movies won’t be eliminated.
Google has clarified that it’ll not delete accounts with YouTube movies, after asserting that it’ll delete private accounts and their content material that haven’t been used or signed in for not less than 2 years.
The firm up to date its weblog publish, saying “We shouldn’t have plans to delete accounts with YouTube movies at the moment”.
It came as a relief to several users that YouTube videos will remain untouched.
Starting later this year, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, the company may delete the account and its contents — including content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar) and Google Photos.
“Our internal analysis shows abandoned accounts are at least 10x less likely than active accounts to have 2-step-verification set up,” Google stated in its announcement. “Meaning, these accounts are sometimes susceptible, and as soon as an account is compromised, it may be used for something from identification theft to a vector for undesirable and even malicious content material, like spam.”
The policy only applies to personal Google Accounts, and will not affect accounts for organisations like schools or businesses.
While the policy takes effect now, it will not immediately impact users with an inactive account and “the earliest we will begin deleting accounts is December 2023,” stated Google.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – IANS)
