To make sure your account doesn't get deleted, just sign in every two years. You can also keep your account active by reading or sending an email using Google Drive or watching a YouTube video. It's a good idea to have a recovery email address linked to your account in case you forget your password. Google has sent emails to the accounts that will be deleted and their recovery email addresses to let them know. They also suggest signing in to Google Photos every two years to make sure your pictures and other stuff don't get deleted.

Accounts that are used for work or school won't be deleted. Accounts that have a Google service or subscription, or are used to manage a child's account with Google's Family Link feature, will also be safe from deletion. If you've recently signed in to your account, you don't have to worry because it's considered active and won't be deleted.

In short, Google is deleting inactive accounts to make them more secure. To keep your account from being deleted, sign in, use Google Drive or YouTube, and have a recovery email address. Work or school accounts and accounts with ongoing services or subscriptions won't be affected.

Original news source: Inactive Google accounts to be deleted from Friday (BBC)

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– Vocabulary Pictionary
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5. Discuss as a class the different aspects of Google that were mentioned and their significance.
– Think-Pair-Share
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2. Give the students a moment to think about their answer individually.
3. Pair the students up and have them discuss their answers with their partner.
4. After a few minutes, ask some pairs to share their answers with the class.
5. Facilitate a class discussion based on the different answers and perspectives shared.

Starting from Friday, Google will begin deleting ? that haven't been used for a long time. This is to make sure that the ?s are secure. All you have to do to keep your account active is sign in or send an email. Google says that accounts that are ? or not used are more ? to be hacked. Google accounts give you access to things like Gmail and YouTube. The company says that old accounts are at a higher risk because they often have old or ? passwords and don't have two-factor authentication. To make sure your account doesn't get ?, just sign in every two years. You can also keep your account active by reading or sending an email using Google Drive or watching a ? video. It's a good idea to have a recovery email address ? to your account in case you forget your password. Google has sent emails to the accounts that will be deleted and their ? email addresses to let them know. They also suggest signing in to Google Photos every two years to make sure your pictures and other ? don't get deleted. ? that are used for work or ? won't be deleted. Accounts that have a Google service or subscription, or are used to manage a child's account with Google's Family Link feature, will also be safe from deletion. If you've recently signed in to your account, you don't have to worry because it's considered ? and won't be deleted. In short, ? is deleting inactive accounts to make them more ?. To keep your account from being deleted, sign in, use Google Drive or YouTube, and have a recovery email address. Work or school accounts and accounts with ongoing services or ? won't be affected.

1. What is a Google account and what does it give you access to?
2. How would you feel if your Google account was deleted? Why?
3. Do you have a recovery email address linked to your Google account? Why or why not?
4. What do you think are the risks of having an old or unused Google account?
5. How often do you sign in to your Google account? Why or why not?
6. Do you think it's important to have two-factor authentication for your Google account? Why or why not?
7. What other ways can you keep your Google account active, besides signing in?
8. How often do you use Google Drive or watch YouTube videos? Why or why not?
9. Do you think it's necessary for Google to delete inactive accounts? Why or why not?
10. How do you think deleting inactive accounts can make them more secure?
11. Do you have any accounts that you haven't used for a long time? How do you feel about them potentially being deleted?
12. How do you think having a work or school account can protect it from being deleted?
13. Do you think it's important to regularly check and update your passwords? Why or why not?
14. How do you think having ongoing services or subscriptions can protect your Google account from deletion?
15. Have you ever experienced any security issues with your online accounts? How did you handle it?

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