Google announced on Wednesday that anyone who signs up for its Google One cloud storage service will now get a VPN service.
Previously, the US tech giant offered its VPN service to subscribers of premium plans (2TB and above), and now it's available for all plans (Google One).
"All (Google One) plans already come with enough storage to securely back up your files, photos, and videos," Google said in a blog post.
The company added, "For an extra layer of security (and peace of mind), we are now expanding our VPN service (Google One) to all plans and are offering dark web reporting in the US." United to help you better monitor your privacy life. Information".
No matter what app or browser you use, VPN service (Google One) provides more protection for your internet activities as it hides your IP address to protect it from hackers or network operators attacks.
Without a VPN, the websites and apps you visit can use your IP address to track your activity or determine your location. Additionally, according to Google, several steps are required to ensure that no one can associate your web traffic with your identity.
Starting today and over the next few weeks, the company will expand the VPN to all plans (Google One), including the Basic plan, which starts at $1.99 per month.
The company says the VPN service will be available on Android, (iOS), Windows and Mac devices in 22 countries. Users can also share the VPN service with up to five other people if they subscribe to the One (Google One) plan.
In addition to expanding its VPN service, Google also announced dark web reports on its service (Google One) for users in the US.
The company noted that online identity fraud, which exploits information stolen through data breaches, is a growing problem affecting millions of people each year. Much of the stolen information resides on the dark web, the inaccessible part of the internet that requires a specialized browser to access and is not indexed by search engines. So how do you know if your information has been found on the potentially dangerous dark web?
Dark Web Reports in (Google One) helps you search the dark web for your personal information such as name, address, email address, phone number, social security number, and alerts you when it finds out.
In addition to results matching personal information users have added to their monitoring profiles, the dark web report also shows them other relevant information found in these data breaches.