Deleting digital accounts that you rarely or never use not only reduces the amount of clutter in your online life—it keeps you safer too. Every extra account you've got is an extra target for a hacker ...

While a Google account is typically associated with the Gmail app and access to emails, it's tied to a lot more. It controls your Drive files and folders, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar data, and so ...

Update, Dec. 16, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 14 now includes additional advice on how to securely recover a forgotten username and password to an inactive Gmail account to prevent ...