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Rayana Zapryanova & Cian O'Broin

All Gmail users hit with warning with Google to start deleting accounts

Tech giant Google has said it will start deleting Gmail, Google Photos and YouTube accounts for good as part of a security measure.

This will apply to accounts that haven't logged into their emails or photos in the past two years. The policy update is looking to prevent any future hacking as a result of inactive accounts, Dublin Live reported.

Google's Vice President Ruth Kricheli said forgotten or unattended accounts often rely on old or re-used passwords that may have been compromised, haven't had two factor authentication set up, and receive fewer security checks by the user.

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