"Google has no issue with the service's efficacy - it did a good job of flagging the exposure of user IDs, passwords, and other sensitive info in breach dumps and other data exposure attacks - but feels it didn't provide the actionable advice it thinks users need. "While the report offered general information, feedback showed that it didn't provide helpful next steps," the company said. "We're making this change to instead focus on tools that give you more clear, actionable steps to protect your information online.""
"What those tools may be is anyone's guess as Google only pointed users to existing tools for securing their Google accounts, like performing a security checkup, enabling a passkey, Google's own password manager, and other tools. "We encourage you to also use Results about you," Google said, pointing users to its tool that flags occurrences of a person's name and other personal information in Google Search results. Signing up for Results about you requires the submission of quite a bit of personal information, we note."
Google will discontinue its Dark Web Report, an email alert service that notified users when personal information surfaced on dark web sources. The company found the report effective at identifying exposed user IDs, passwords, and other sensitive data but received feedback that it lacked clear, actionable next steps for users. Google will shift focus to existing account-security tools such as Security Checkup, passkeys, and its password manager, and it recommends the Results about you tool for finding personal data in Search. Dark web scanning will stop January 15 and reporting will end February 16. Alternatives include major credit bureaus.
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