announced on Google an update on Tuesday The dark web monitoring service, known as “dark web reporting”, will be made available to all Google users in 46 countries, including the US and UK, at the end of the month. Fast Company. This feature was previously only available to users with a Google One membership.
When you visit the dark web report, it will be located on the “About You” page myactivity.google.com.
Google’s “dark web reporting” feature will scan the underbelly of algorithms that end up on the wrong side of digital tracks to determine if your personal information has leaked. This includes information such as your name, address, phone numbers and email accounts.
This is a useful feature, especially if you are one of the millions of people who have been the victim of a hack, data breach, or identity theft. Just a few months ago, 7.6 million AT&T customers the leak of their data onto the dark web forced the telecom giant to reset the passwords of all affected users.
other services such as Proton Mail and LastPass there are already features that monitor the dark web for leaked user data and passwords and alert them when they find something.
