A subscription-based program called Google One gives users access to more online storage. The technology behemoth just revealed that it is extending its VPN service to all Google One subscribers, regardless of plan. Prior to now, only users of Google One’s Premium 2TB package had access to its VPN.
Now, users of Google One’s Basic package, which costs $1.99 per month, can access the company’s VPN service. The business is launching a new dark web report tool for all Google One subscribers in addition to extending VPN services.
What does the “dark web report” function on Google One do?
Online identity fraud caused by information theft as a result of data leaks has become an increasingly serious issue that annually impacts millions of people. The black web contains a sizable quantity of this information. A remote area of the internet is known as the black web. Because the black web isn’t indexed by well-known search engines, users must use a specialized browser to reach it.
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Users will be able to keep an eye on their confidential information on the dark web thanks to this new tool. For Google One subscribers in the US, the Dark Web Report tool will be accessible across all accounts. Over the coming weeks, the dark web complaint tool will begin to spread out to US users.
How will the Google One dark web report tool benefit users?
Users can scan for their personal information, such as name, location, email, phone number, and even Social Security number, using Google One’s dark web report function. If such information is present in the park, the function will let people know and let you know if it is.
Users must specify and choose the data they want to watch within their monitoring profile when they enable the dark web report function. Google One will alert users and walk them through the process of protecting the data if this utility discovers any similar information on the dark web.
For instance, Google One is anticipated to recommend that a user submit the incident to the government or take the required precautions to safeguard their credit if their Social Security number is discovered on the dark web.
The feature will also display to users other relevant information that may be revealed in data breaches in addition to the personal information submitted for tracking profiles. Users may delete any information from their profile at any time or cease tracking at any time, and Google handles the information in the monitoring profile in accordance with its privacy policies.
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