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October 19, 2018

Is it worth the trouble to purge old online accounts?

  • With hacking in the news constantly you might not want all that data sitting around, but cleaning up your digital past isn't easy.
  • By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    AP Technology Writer

    NEW YORK — The internet is riddled with long-forgotten accounts on social media, dating apps and various shopping sites used once or twice. Sure, you should delete all those unused logins and passwords. And eat your vegetables. And go to the gym.

    But is it even possible to delete your zombie online footprints — or worth your time to do so?


     
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