Introduction
Digital footprint is a Monitor feature and part of Dark Web Monitor's functionality. It lets you periodically check your online presence.
It is built on open-source and breach intelligence. It combines public information and leaked data into a single detailed report. The report gives you guidance on how to reduce the amount of personal information exposed online.
How does Digital footprint work?
- The system checks your email address against numerous online platforms (websites or applications), public records and databases, and dark web sources.
- The analysis evaluates the findings to prepare an exposure score, summary, key risks, and a corresponding action plan.
- Digital footprint displays a list of detected accounts and profiles, related activities, exposure analysis, and tailored recommendations.
Who can use Digital footprint?
Digital footprint is available to Dark Web Monitor Pro™ users with Complete and higher-tier plans. Eligible users can check a digital footprint for a single email address added to their monitored assets.
- Every month (30 days), you can check how your digital footprint has changed, or choose another email address to generate a report for.
- Users on the NordVPN Basic plan can try the feature once.
How do I check my digital footprint?
You can open Digital footprint from the Monitor tab in the latest versions of NordVPN applications. You can also open it under your Nord Account.
To generate your report:
- Select an email address from your monitored assets. If you would like to use another email address, add it first.
- Click Check your footprint to proceed.
- If prompted, enter the verification code sent to your account's email address.
- Wait for the report to generate. This typically takes up to 5 minutes.
NOTE: If you leave the page, you will receive a notification in the NordVPN application once your digital footprint report is ready.
When your next check is available, you can refresh your report by clicking Start new check. During asset selection, you can choose the same email address or a different one.
How do I delete my digital footprint report?
To clear your digital footprint data in Nord Account:
- Click the three dots in the upper-right corner.
- Select Delete report.
- Confirm the deletion in the pop-up window.
NOTE: Removing an email address from your assets in Asset management also deletes the associated digital footprint report. After deleting a report, you may be able to generate a new one or view the date when the next check becomes available.
Additional tips
- Learn more about Dark Web Monitor Pro™ and Dark Web Monitor.
