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A new message, which was spotted by the team at Bleeping Computer, was pushed out last week
which reminds Google users that new rules come into force in December.

"We are updating the inactivity period for a Google Account to two years across all of our products
and services," the message reads. "This change starts rolling today and will apply to any Google Ac-
count that's been inactive, meaning it has not been signed into or used within a two-year period. An
inactive account and any content in it will be eligible for deletion from December 1, 2023."

It sounds pretty scary but there is a very easy way to stop it happening - just use your account and it
will stay safe. Even if you rarely use your Gmail or Photos account, just log in, check an image or
send a few messages and things won’t get deleted.

Google also says it won’t just remove accounts without warning with those about to be affected
being given multiple reminders.

Explaining more, the firm said: "If your account is considered inactive, we will send several remind-
er emails to both you and your recovery emails (if any have been provided) before we take any ac-
tion or delete any account content. These reminder emails will go out at least 8 months before any
action is taken on your account."

Google is bringing in the new measures to help keep accounts secure and stop any unauthorised ac-
cess if an account is no longer being used.

"People want the products and services they use online to be safe and secure," said Google's Ruth
Kricheli in a post on the firm's blog.

"If an account has not been used for an extended period of time, it is more likely to be compromised.
This is because 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."

Last Month…

It seems a while now sinlast meeting when we had Barry Gilchrist introducing us to Google Sheets
and how he has found using it.ce our

So, what is Google Sheets?