#google removes accounts

Google has announced that the company will start deleting inactive accounts on December. Google plans on removing inactive personal accounts on December 1. Google's Vice President Ruth Kricheli has explained that unused accounts may be at risk as they can be compromised due to weak passwords, lack of security checks and no two-factor authentication. Google is testing a new storage policy that gives some newly created accounts only 5GB of free cloud storage unless users verify their account with a phone number. Previously, Google accounts automatically received 15GB of free storage shared across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. The company also updated its support pages to state that Google accounts come with “up to 15GB” of free storage instead of a guaranteed 15GB. Read more in our articles including "Google to delete inactive personal Gmail accounts on December" and "Google tests 5GB storage limit for new accounts without phone number verification".