"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"
The dark web report will stop monitoring for new results on January 15, 2026, and all related data will be removed on February 16, 2026. The report previously scanned the dark web for personal information but lacked helpful next steps for users. Focus will shift to tools that provide clear, actionable guidance for protecting information online. Monitoring and defenses against online threats, including the dark web, will continue and additional protective tools will be developed. Users can remove their monitoring profile earlier using provided instructions. Existing security tools include Security and Privacy Checkups, Passkey, 2-Step Verification, Google Password Manager, Password Checkup, and Results about you for removal requests.
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