Google Shut Down Its Dark Web Monitoring Tool, so Here's What to Use Instead

Another Google tool is biting the dust: The company's dark web monitoring tool, launched in March 2023, will be shut down on Feb. 16. According to Google, feedback on the feature suggested it "didn't provide helpful next steps"—so while it alerted users when their data was out in the wild, it wasn't clear what to do about it. Now, Google is shifting its focus from the dark web monitoring tool to features like its online Security Check-Up and passkey protection. In other words, instead of flagging...