Google Discontinues Dark Web Report

[SyCoREAPER]

While like most other services it was too vague for those that wanted more details. The excuse that it didn't provide next steps being the reason for discontinuing I don't buy.

An update on dark web report
We are discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to scan the dark web for your personal information. It will stop monitoring for new results on January 15, 2026 and its data will no longer be available from February 16, 2026. While the report offered general information, feedback showed that it did not provide helpful next steps. We're making this change to instead focus on tools that give you more clear, actionable steps to protect your information online. We will continue to track and defend you from online threats, including the dark web, and build tools that help protect you and your personal information.

On February 16, 2026 the report will no longer be available and all related data will be removed. If you wish to remove your monitoring profile earlier, you can learn how to do so here.

In the meantime, we encourage you to use the existing tools we offer to strengthen your security and privacy, including Security and Privacy Checkups, Passkey, 2-Step Verification, Google Password Manager, and Password Checkup. We encourage you to also use Results about you, which can be used to find and request the removal of your personal information from Google Search results, like your phone number and home address. Generally, we’ll continue to offer tips and tools to help you stay safe online.

Thank you,
The Google team

 

[notforhire]

yeah, I just got this email, too

 

[Laura Knotek]

I got the email as well. I never got any notifications from Google when that feature existed though.

 

[SyCoREAPER]

I got the email as well. I never got any notifications from Google when that feature existed though.

I don't think they ever really advertised it. It was buried in Google Account Security settings and you had to select what information it would scrape.

Come to think of it, this probably required a good chunk of computing, which they want to reallocate to the idiot Gemini.

 

[VidJunky]

Yeah my Discover card just sent me a similar message. It was a free service they offered for carrying their card and I think I've had it since 2019, pretty sure it was before Covid, and yeah now we're just out in the cold. I'm wondering which is the true cause for these programs ending. Is it they see LifeLock and other services getting paid for it and they want a slice? Does it have something to do with all of the illegals and possible identity theft? IDK but with these programs going away I definitely feel less protected. Everything is a scam anymore.