"Google has announced that it's discontinuing its dark web report tool in February 2026, less than two years after it was launched as a way for users to monitor if their personal information is found on the dark web. To that end, scans for new dark web breaches will be stopped on January 15, 2026, and the feature will cease to exist effective February 16, 2026. "While the report offered general information, feedback showed that it didn't provide helpful next steps," Google said in a support document."
"The tech giant said it will delete all data related to dark web report once the feature is retired in February, but noted that users have an option to delete their monitoring profile ahead of time by following the steps below - Go to the Dark Web report Under "Results with your info," click Edit monitoring profile At the bottom, click "Delete monitoring profile" -> Delete"
Google is discontinuing the Dark Web report tool, stopping new dark web breach scans on January 15, 2026, and retiring the feature on February 16, 2026. Google will delete all data related to the Dark Web report after the feature is retired and offers users the option to delete their monitoring profiles ahead of time via the Dark Web report settings. The tool launched in March 2023 to scan the darknet for personal data such as name, address, email, phone number, and Social Security number and notify users when data was found. Access was expanded to all account holders in July 2024. Google urges users to enable passkeys for phishing-resistant MFA and to remove personal information via Results about you.
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