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Google warns it will delete millions of Gmail accounts in December (www.msn.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Google warns it will delete millions of Gmail accounts in December::Google has confirmed that accounts will start being deleted next month unless users follow some simple advice.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

"If a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, we may delete the account and its contents – including content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar) and Google Photos," tech giant Google confirmed in a post on its blog.

Thanks GDPR

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

may

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Lawyer speak

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Can't they delete the contents of an account after backing it up to some server somewhere that only they have access to?