Google's "Inactive Account Manager" Feature
Do you know what happens to your google account, when you die? Ofcourse, how could you know, what happens when you die. Nobody might have thought of it and why should when you think such things wehn you are already living. Google has introduced a new feature called as "Inactive Account Manager" which lets user to think of what should be done to its account, either give it to any family memeber or friends or should delete it permanently.
This is done by assigning a particular time period of how long can the account be inactive before their data is distributed or is deleted. Like, you can give data from specific services like Google+, Drive and Gmail to your friends or family. Or you can delete the account permanantly.
For example, you can choose to have your data deleted — after three, six, nine or 12 months of inactivity. Or you can select trusted contacts to receive data from some or all of the following services: +1s; Blogger; Contacts and Circles; Drive; Gmail; Google+ Profiles, Pages and Streams; Picasa Web Albums; Google Voice and YouTube. Before our systems take any action, we’ll first warn you by sending a text message to your cellphone and email to the secondary address you’ve provided.
The question arises that if you are alive and is inactive for long time, does it consider as you are dead? Actually, Google will send you a text message warning you that your data is about to delete. You just have respond back to the message that you are still alive. If Google receives no response, all your Inactive Account Manager settings will be active.
Inactive Account Manager gives users absolute control over what happens with their data after death.
To setup your Inactive Account Manager click here.
Cheers!!!
This is done by assigning a particular time period of how long can the account be inactive before their data is distributed or is deleted. Like, you can give data from specific services like Google+, Drive and Gmail to your friends or family. Or you can delete the account permanantly.
For example, you can choose to have your data deleted — after three, six, nine or 12 months of inactivity. Or you can select trusted contacts to receive data from some or all of the following services: +1s; Blogger; Contacts and Circles; Drive; Gmail; Google+ Profiles, Pages and Streams; Picasa Web Albums; Google Voice and YouTube. Before our systems take any action, we’ll first warn you by sending a text message to your cellphone and email to the secondary address you’ve provided.
The question arises that if you are alive and is inactive for long time, does it consider as you are dead? Actually, Google will send you a text message warning you that your data is about to delete. You just have respond back to the message that you are still alive. If Google receives no response, all your Inactive Account Manager settings will be active.
Inactive Account Manager gives users absolute control over what happens with their data after death.
To setup your Inactive Account Manager click here.
Cheers!!!
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