WARNING: ⚠️ E-Mail Inactivity Policies

Due to the recent e-mail 2FA discussion I’m going to make an heads up to all of you regarding the new policies that are entering into effect on all e-mail providers.

BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR SECONDARY EMAIL BOXES

Due to backlog cleaning but I would say due to the recent upsurge in hacking and phishing attacks around the globe e-mail providers are now CLOSING/TERMINATING e-mail accounts if for a certain period the account is not used.

Proton has now a 1 year policy, after which all your data is gone.

Since some of us use clever strategies and privacy policies and some use multiple inboxes for various purposes, we now must be aware OF THIS NEW RISK and new precautions must be taken to avoid LockDowns.

Here’s my reply to a post on this sub that clearly states this is an issue and a serious risk many don’t know yet.

THIS IS A NEW OPERATIONAL RISK EVERYONE MUST KNOW

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/s/poIQv6nmxW

edit: To clarify this applies to all free tier e-mail accounts which secondary e-mails will tend to be