Security News > 2023 > May > Google brings dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users
Google announced today that all Gmail users in the United States will soon be able to use the dark web report security feature to discover if their email address has been found on the dark web.
Once enabled, it will allow Gmail users to scan the dark web for their email addresses and take action to protect their data based on guidance provided by Google.
"Previously only available to Google One subscribers in the U.S., we're expanding access to our dark web report in the next few weeks, so anyone with a Gmail account in the U.S. will be able to run scans to see if your Gmail address appears on the dark web and receive guidance on what actions to take to protect yourself," said Google Core services SVP Jen Fitzpatrick.
Dark web report started rolling out in March 2023 to members across all Google One plans in the United States, providing a simple way to get notified when their personal information was discovered on the dark web.
"Google One's dark web report helps you scan the dark web for your personal info - like your name, address, email, phone number and Social Security number - and will notify you if it's found," said Google One Director of Product Management Esteban Kozak in March when the feature was first announced.
Google One subscribers can enable it by creating a monitoring profile with their info after going to Google One and clicking "Set up > Start monitoring" under "Dark web report."