Why will millions of users lose their accounts in December?

againstLike many online services, Gmail is preparing to clean up its accounts. like Google Announced in May, many users will supposedly lose access to their Google mailbox in December, due to security reasons. In fact, the American giant confirmed in the spring that inactive accounts are more vulnerable to hacking. The door is open for transmission Malwareand other fraudulent uses, are particularly mentioned Internet user November 22nd. Good reason for Google to wipe them off the map, As Company X (formerly Twitter) has already done in its ranks.

But who will really be affected by this measure? Internet users can rest assured, only accounts that have been inactive for two years or more will be deleted. On the other hand, those concerned will see all their data disappear, including their stored documents and photos. However, if you are in this situation, you will be sent an information notice by Google, with instructions to request a recovery of its data.

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Save your account with simple gestures

Those affected also have time to save their accounts. They just need to perform the following actions while connected: send an email using the respective Gmail account, use Google Drive, install an app from the Google Play Store, always saving the account, and watch […] read more