Google is conducting a massive cull of inactive accounts on December 1st, giving users three days to act if they want to prevent their historical data from being deleted forever. The purge, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gmail is — and has been for years — one of the most popular free email services, with around two billion active users around the ...

Google said it might delete inactive accounts later this year, including Gmail, photos, and docs. Google said the move is a safety measure to prevent unused accounts from being hacked. The company ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Sept. 11, 2024: This story, originally published Sept.

Now is the time to act if you want to keep a Google account you haven't used in a while. Starting Dec. 1, Google will start deleting "inactive" accounts — that is, accounts that haven't been used in ...

Google announced new plans in May to delete accounts that have been inactive for two years, as well as accounts that were created and never used, or used only briefly. Got an ancient Gmail account ...