Google discontinuing their dark web report
4 days ago
- #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.
- Google will focus on other tools for online security.
- Recommended tools: Security Checkup, Passkey, Authentication Tools, Password Manager, Password Checkup.
- Use 'Results about you' to remove personal info from Google Search.
- All dark web report data will be deleted on February 16, 2026.
- Users can delete their monitoring profile data early.
- Eligibility: Requires a consumer Google Account; not available for Google Workspace or supervised accounts.