Google is discontinuing dark web reports
a day ago
- #privacy
- #security
- #dark web
- Dark web report is being discontinued.
- Key dates: Scans stop on January 15, 2026; report unavailable after February 16, 2026.
- Discontinuation due to lack of actionable steps in the report.
- Focus shifting to clearer, actionable security tools.
- Existing tools recommended: Security Checkup, Passkey, Authentication Tools, Password Manager, Password Checkup.
- Encouraged to use 'Results about you' for personal info removal from Google Search.
- All dark web report data will be deleted on February 16, 2026.
- Option to delete monitoring profile data ahead of time.
- Eligibility limited to consumer Google Accounts; Workspace and supervised accounts excluded.