(TNS) — The University of Virginia has deactivated the Google email accounts for alumni and former students.
UVa says the Gmail service had started to cost more money and that the accounts, many of which are inactive or rarely used, pose a cybersecurity risk. Still, hundreds of account owners are protesting the move.
The accounts were deactivated Wednesday, capping off a yearslong process that began in 2021, when UVa announced it would be transitioning email service from Google to Microsoft…