Google will delete inactive accounts starting in December, it announced in a blog post. In a new policy, any accounts that haven't seen "activity" in two years — such as reading or sending an email — will be permanently deleted to help prevent spam and identity theft. Google will also remove content users store in Google Workspace, YouTube and Google Photos.
In addition to boosting security for users, the move will also help Google cut costs by freeing up storage, notes Ars Technica.
I don't know why so many people are upset over this. 'Free' isn't really free. Adverts aside, disk space costs money, regardless of all of the server farms scattered around the world. I am not going to hazard a guess on how many TB of disk space will be recycled, but I can bet it will more than make for the anger and fist-shaking. Google is in the business of making money.
Many google accounts have been compromised over the years, all because they are inactive, the users are deceased or walked away from the platform.
I would think people would embrace this as a good thing. But hey, what do I know?
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