A funny thing happened on East Carolina University's journey to creating a data-retention strategy. As part of a compliance project launched one and a half years ago, Brent Zimmer, systems specialist ...

Update, Dec. 26, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 24 now includes additional information regarding how to recover an inactive account you can’t remember the password for before it gets ...

There's an important word that seems to have been missing amid the breathless discussions around client data security: purge. Processing Content Protect is usually front and center (“How do you ...

Google said it will begin purging the data of inactive Google accounts this month. You can keep your account active by logging in at least once every two years. The company said it's deleting inactive ...

Verizon is just full of surprises. Over the past year, Verizon went negative on its legacy unlimited data customers by purging anyone using too much data. Now, the company wants more unlimited data ...

Parts of the website for the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been altered and pages have been removed. Some data is back but scientists remain concerned about what's still ...

In the countdown to Google's imminent inactive account purge, safeguarding your cherished Gmail messages and Photos content is important. Starting next month, the company will begin deleting inactive ...

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) was investigating the removal and modification of thousands of pages of data that began disappearing soon after President Donald Trump took office. The organization ...

Scientists and public health leaders are taking stock of the Trump administration's abrupt decision to pull down web pages, datasets and selected information from federal health websites. Some of the ...