GOOGLE, which has been working hard to improve the security of practically all of its services, has now formally stated that it will be expanding Dark Web monitoring to Gmail for US users. However, it will be extended to customers in other nations. With this step, the firm hopes to assist users in determining whether the data of their accounts have been exposed on the Dark Web and receiving advice on how to protect themselves.

Interestingly, the feature was previously only available to Google One members in the United States, but it will now be available to all Gmail users in the coming weeks. Furthermore, the company said that Google Drive, like Gmail, will automatically classify items into a spam view, shielding users from seeing unsafe or undesired files. In addition, the company is developing a new tool to assist users in determining the dependability of visual content found online.

"We'll soon be expanding access to our Dark Web report to select international markets," said the company. Jen Fitzpatrick, SVP of Google Core Services, stated that the business protects Gmail users from roughly 15 billion unwelcome messages per day, removing more than 99.9 percent of spam, phishing, and malware.

"Now, we're further expanding spam protections in Google Drive by introducing a new view that makes it easier to separate and review your files, decide what you might consider spam, and stay safe from potentially unwanted or abusive content," he said.

Meanwhile, users will be able to learn crucial context from the "About this Image" section, including when a particular image or a group of related images was initially indexed by Google, possibly where it first appeared, and possibly other online locations such as news, social media, or fact-checking websites. Recently, Google became the first significant internet corporation to make passkey sign-in available on its own platform. Passkeys combine the simplicity of just unlocking the device with the high level of security offered by 2-Step Verification (2SV).