We Are Discontinuing the Dark Web Report
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Google's decision to discontinue its dark web report has sparked a wave of nostalgia among users, with many reminiscing about the feature that alerted them to compromised personal data. Some commenters, like arccy and breppp, shared their experiences with the feature, recalling that it provided valuable insights into leaked data, similar to HaveIBeenPwned. However, others, like lavezzi, noted that recent alerts hadn't been working properly, making the discontinuation less surprising. The thread took a dramatic turn when a heated exchange between tomhow and mubou2 devolved into personal attacks, with mubou2 ultimately announcing their departure and account deletion.
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I remember email and phone being the major ones. A kind of improved haveibeenpwned
I'm not putting up with YC any longer. Delete my account.