Google One “Dark web reports” coming to all Google account holders from the end of July

Following the shutdown of Google One VPN at the end of June, the “Dark Web Reports” feature will now be available to all Google account holders from the end of July 2024.

Currently, Dark Web reports are only available to those with a Google One membership or subscription. Official documentation says that after creating a profile, Google monitors the dark web so that you are aware if your personal data has been found in data breaches and leaks. At the time of writing, these reports are available in 46 countries .

When opening the Google One app today, a pop-up banner confirmed that this feature will no longer be available in the app “starting at the end of July.”

Dark webreport will no longer be available in Google One at the end of July. If you want to continue using the dark web report, please read the help article.

Unlike the Google One VPN shutdown, Dark web reports are moving and will “become available to all users with a Google consumer account.” Instead of requiring the application or log in to the Google One service, this information will now be integrated into the “Results about you” section to help you stay aware of any personal data breaches.

The Dark Web Report will be available to all users with a Google consumer account. The Dark Web Report is integrated with Results About You as a combined solution to help users protect their online presence.

Results About You is a feature that helps you find out if your personal contact information, such as your home address, phone number, or email address, appears in search results.

“Results About You” lets you find and request removal of search results that contain your personal information or data while “Dark web report” monitors parts of the web that are usually difficult to access for leaks of your personal information, including name, address, phone number, and email. Google says this is a “combined solution” to “help users protect their online presence.”

Starting at the end of July 2024, Dark Web Report will no longer require a Google One membership. All users signed in to their Google accounts will be able to use the feature as it will be made available alongside results about you.

The timeline for integrating the dark web report into user accounts is stated as “late July,” with the removal of Google One memberships also noted. This could help improve user privacy, with data breaches now becoming increasingly common across various online services and products.