Dark Web Report Free News: Google has announced the 'Dark Web Report' feature, which lets Google One subscription holders monitor the breach of their personal data, will be available for all users with a consumer Google Account. The report is integrated with the 'Results about you' feature, which is a solution to help users protect their online identity.

For context, 'Results about you' can help users find personal information such as name, phone number, address, email ID, username, password and more in search results. According to Google, the feature will be available for users starting late July 2024 and no longer mandate the requirement of a Google One subscription to access the details.

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Users can access the feature along with 'Results about you'. As per the search leader, these features can help people protect their online presence. Dark web report can help you check for traces of your personal data in the data breaches available on the dark web which may be otherwise inaccessible by the user.

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You can request the removal of this content from the search results via the 'Results about you' feature. It will be available to users signed into a consumer Google Account across 46 countries. As per Google One Help, India is a part of the countries where the feature is currently available.

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How To Access Google's Dark Web Report?

Step 1: Head to Google's 'Results about you' space

Step 2: Tap/click 'Get Started'

Step 3: Enter the required details such as phone number, email and address (in case of over one associated response, you can try out three versions for each)

Step 4: Set up notification settings to receive alerts via mail or Google app

The interface will now check the search results that match these details (which may take hours). The results will show up in the 'Results to review' feature. You can request the removal of the result from this section. Meanwhile, Google also noted VPN by Google One will be discontinued starting June 20.


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