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Google is ending its dark web report, with scans stopping Jan. 15, 2026.
Google says it is shifting to tools with clearer, actionable guidance.
Other dark web monitoring tools and scanners are still available.
Google is quietly discontinuing its dark web report, a feature of Google Accounts that allowed users to scan the dark web for the exposure of their personal data.
What is the dark web?
The dark web, also sometimes referred to as the deep web, is a section of the internet that is not indexed by most search engines, including Google, Bing, or Yahoo.
While we can find websites and online services by searching for them in the "clear" or surface web, .onion deep web resources are not indexed and may include resources that do not allow crawlers.
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