Risks of Keeping Emails

Do you keep your emails forever?
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Do they contain sensitive data, attachments perhaps with sensitive data like taxation info, passport applications, etc…?

Well your emails are typically stored on a server (or cloud system) somewhere in the world which could potentially be breached. Also, if your password is cracked then the hacker has access to all of your emails past present and future - if you catch my meaning. They can be you!

Your main email account with Google, Microsoft, Apple may be pretty robust, but what if you connect your email to other services like a calendar, to-do list, CRM system. These third party systems may provide hackers a back way into your accounts.

So be aware of what's in your email and maybe file some things elsewhere as well as deleting them if they have served their purpose. Consider encrypted cloud storage (Google Drive) or perhaps Vaults Apps like OneDrive and Dropbox. 

Oh, don’t forget to empty the trash.

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