Key Points
Google plans to initiate a mass removal process, deleting numerous inactive Gmail accounts..
Renowned as one of the world's most widely used email services, Google's Gmail boasts features like AI-generated responses and a robust two-step verification system..
The tech giant, in May, revealed a policy shift from solely erasing the content of Gmail accounts to now including the deletion of the accounts themselves..
Google's updated inactive policy specifies that if a Gmail account remains unused for more than two years, Google reserves the right to delete the account and its associated content within Google Workspace..
Ruth Kricheli, VP for Product Management, Google, said, Forgotten or unattended accounts often rely on old or re-used passwords that may have been compromised, have not had two-factor authentication set up, and receive fewer security checks by the user.".
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