How to delete your Google Hangouts account, or change its settings so you won't receive calls

The only way to delete your Google Hangouts account is to delete your Google account, but you can set it so no one can call ...
Wired

How to Delete Your Google Account—After Downloading All of Your Data First

Deleting digital accounts that you rarely or never use not only reduces the amount of clutter in your online life—it keeps you safer too. Every extra account you've got is an extra target for a hacker ...
TechSpot

Google has started to delete inactive Gmail accounts, but it's easy to avoid

Cloud Rot: Google has long required an official account to access its online services, both on web and mobile platforms. A Google Account can serve as a gateway to many popular services, and you'll ...