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

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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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[-] Contend6248@feddit.de 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"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

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

may

[-] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Lawyer speak

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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

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