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Google to Delete Inactive Accounts: How to Keep Your Data Safe
Google’s revised account policy states that beginning on December 1, 2023, the firm will erase all of the data associated with dormant accounts, including contacts, emails, calendar entries, photographs, and drive documents.
Google reveals that the goal of the system-wide cleanout is to shield users from security risks including spam, phishing schemes, and account theft. The organization announced in May that it planned to prevent security concerns when it introduced the new policy.
Accounts that are older are considerably more susceptible to security breaches, as they are less likely to use modern security features like two-step verification and/or more likely to use recycled passwords. So in an effort to reduce this danger, the account and all of its information may be deleted beginning in December if they haven’t been used or logged in for at least two years. In other words, if you haven’t accessed your account since 2021, Google could delete it.
What accounts will be deleted and how to avoid it? Is there any prevention for this from happening?
Google accounts that have not been utilized in any capacity or for a predetermined period of time will really all be deleted. Google explains that any account that remains unutilized or unlogged in for a minimum of two years will be deemed inactive. Re-logging at least once every two years is the simplest method to keep your Google account alive and avoid its deletion. It can be used to send or scroll through emails, Google searches, and YouTube videos. All done while logged into your Google account are additional activities that satisfy the requirements for account activity.
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Activity may also be explained by current subscriptions that have been set up through your Google account, which include user accounts for publications and applications from outside sources. Removing an account renders the associated Gmail address unusable for creating a new Google account. So if you are concerned about someone obtaining your old, deleted account, rest assured. Also, Google said that it would notify the account email address and, if one was supplied, the recovery email several times in the months preceding the account deletion before the account was deleted.
Samsung is already leading the AI market; now the other smartphone makers are also competing to win the AI war, and Apple is actively looking to add AI features to the iPhone and is close to a deal with OpenAI, another major name in AI development.
Previously, a few leaks teased somehow Apple and Google’s Gemini AI together in a way to bring something to the iPhones. But evidently, the deal is not closed yet, but one with OpenAI is nearly ready. A new report is reporting that Apple and OpenAI are cooking something as they have “closed in on an agreement” to use ChatGPT features on the iPhone as a part of iOS 18.
Apple has already started gearing up for its next major iteration, iOS 18, in which ChatGPT will be capitalized within iOS. The deal is not exactly clear yet, but it is under discussion and still live. The report also states that a deal between Apple and Google regarding AI isn’t cold yet.
A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that Apple was looking forward to a deal with Google to use Gemini to power AI features in the forthcoming iOS version. It was also stated that Apple was deciding to use Gemini for cloud-based text and image generation.
However, until now, both companies have not come to the same conclusion to reach an agreement, but discussions are still “ongoing.” Apple’s next iOS 18 version is expected to be unveiled at WWDC, along with AI features. The WWDC event is scheduled for June 10, a month after Google’s own I/O developer conference, which is scheduled for May 14.
T-Mobile US, Inc., is a telecommunications firm that provides wireless services in the United States. Now that it is setting up to expand its coverage area, it is looking forward to buying parts of U.S. Cellular, including cell towers and licenses, for more than $2 billion.
US Cellular is also a kind of mobile network operator in the US but has never been one of the major or demanding providers, despite the fact the fact that the carrier has operated its network for some time and is by no means a small player.
However, the carrier has also been slowly losing subscribers over the past few years. If the reports are to be believed, it will be revealed that T-Mobile and Verizon are both trying hard to buy the network US Cellular runs.
T-Mobile is evidently ‘closing in’ on a deal valued at $2 billion, which would take over some of US Cellular’s operations and spectrum licenses. Meanwhile, Verizon is also shadowing a same deal, but while the T-Mobile deal could close as soon as this month, Verizon’s deal is further away.
The report also added that Verizon’s talks with the regional carrier are expected to take more time and probably not result in an agreement; however, the 4,000+ towers that US Cellular owns are reportedly not part of the bargain, as the wireless spectrum licenses are the key point of value.
Apple began preparing for its debut in the foldable tech industry by unveiling its first-ever foldable iPhone device, anticipated to feature a unique hinge design akin to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series.
A recent report from DigiTimes Asia reveals that Samsung Display and Apple got together in a deal for foldable displays, which points to a possible foldable iPhone launch by Apple by the end of 2026. If the reports are to be believed, Apple inked a deal with Samsung Display for its foldable devices to arrive from the supply chain, citing industry giants.
At the moment, there is a lack of sufficient details, but if the reports come true, then it is possible that the first foldable Apple device could be more similar to an iPhone. Previously, it was reported that Apple was also looking forward to dealing with LG Display. On another note, it is expected that Apple may have signed a foldable display deal with the Korean giant for a device, which could be a 20.3-inch foldable device, according to a report.
There’s no rocket science; a 20.3-inch device can’t be an iPhone; by this prospect, it could be a new foldable MacBook or an entirely new segment of devices Apple is gearing up for. Previously, a leaked patent hints that the folding mechanism can be implemented for a wide range of devices, including phones, tablets, laptops, and the rest of other portable devices.
Some reports also claim that Apple is setting up to debut not only two foldable devices, citing a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The report also says that Apple has shifted some of its resources from its Vision Pro headset department to help develop the foldable device.