In December, Google plans to finish a huge cleanup of its Gmail service, during which it expects to remove millions of user accounts. a few months ago, the firm announced that Gmail accounts would be deleted. The primary reasons for this action were “inactivity” and the desire to make Gmail a safer and more secure alternative.
“People want the products and services they use online to be safe and secure. Which is why we have invested in technology and tools to protect our users from security threats, like spam, phishing scams and account hijacking,” Ruth Kricheli, VP of Product Management at Google, shared in a post.
“Even with these protections, if an account hasn’t been used for an extended period of time, it is more likely to be compromised. This is because forgotten or unattended accounts often rely on old or re-used passwords that may have been compromised, haven’t had two-factor authentication set up, and receive fewer security checks by the user.”
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Even though we’ve been aware of the impending Gmail purge for a few months, people who don’t follow the media closely could have failed to receive the announcement. It is crucial that consumers understand what is going on here, as the cleanup will begin in less than a month’s time.
How to secure your Gmail account from removal
You must continue to use your Gmail account in order to prevent massive removal and to continue to keep it operational. That might mean several different things, but generally speaking, you have to log into your Google account in order to utilise it for various purposes, such as viewing YouTube videos or reading emails.
By doing this, you may make sure that when Google launches its major Gmail cleanse next month, your login and account are not counted as inactive. However, deleting outdated and potentially hacked accounts is a wise precautionary measure as well. It also implies that usernames that have been occupied for an extended period of time may be removed; thus, if you’ve been hoping to switch to a better username, it could become vacant once the purge starts. Of course, there’s no certainty.
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