Google Expands VPN Access To All Google One Members, Rolls Out New 'Dark Web Report' Feature (techcrunch.com) 12
Google is expanding VPN access to all Google One members on all plans and rolling out a new dark web report feature for all subscribers. From a report: VPN by Google One was previously only available to members on the Premium 2TB plan, but will now be available to all Google One members, including those on the Basic plan that starts at $1.99 per month. The tech giant notes that VPN by Google One adds more protection to your internet activity no matter what apps or browsers you use, shielding it from hackers or network operators by masking your IP address. Google is also introducing a new feature called "dark web report" for Google One members on all plans in the United States to help users monitor their personal information on the dark web. Dark web report will start rolling out over the next few weeks to members across all Google One plans in the United States.
Google and Privacy (Score:1)
Google and Private in the same sentence. LOLOLOL
Classic Animation (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Classic Animation (Score:4, Insightful)
It's already too late, Google owns the West's Internet.
When was the last time you saw a web page that didn't try to load all sorts of crap from Google servers? When was the last time disabling that didn't cause some functionality issues?
I certainly don't bother keeping on top of blocking everything they're doing to track me, and I imagine the average user never even tries in the first place.
Since you're already Google's victim - and by extension the major US government agencies - using their VPN may not protect you from them but it might afford you some protection against others.
It's like deliberately infecting yourself with cowpox to avoid smallpox... except the other way around.
Good thing they're not a Chinese company (Score:2)
Google VPN, as in send all your web traffic through Google?
What could possibly go wrong!
And now (Score:2)
VPN and Google in the same sentence... (Score:1)
Google One’s dark web report (Score:3)
“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"
How does Google or any identity theft protection service scan for your SSN unless you've provided it to them, which is in itself a security risk?
Re: (Score:2)
You have to provide it to them, obviously. Weigh up the two potential risks:
- Your PII is on the dark web, being traded among criminals. Knowing that allows you to take action to protect yourself.
- Google has your PII, most of which they already had because you are a Google One customer. Google has never suffered a major breech of customer PII.