Norton Privacy Monitor 2025: Is It Worth the Money?

Norton Privacy Monitor is reliable for basic data removal services, but it may leave you wanting more from your subscription. You'll need to purchase the Privacy Monitor Assistant add-on to actually get your data removed, otherwise you'll have to remove the data yourself.

Having Privacy Monitor with your Norton subscription is still a benefit, as you'll stay informed on where your data lives online. Read on to learn more about the benefits of Norton Privacy Monitor. 

At a glance

Price	$9.17-$12.99/mo
Money-back guarantee	Yes — 60 days
Family plan	No
# of site removals	33
Recurring removals	Yes — quarterly
Custom removal requests	Yes
Privacy reports	No
Supported countries	North America, most countries in Central and South America, Europe, and Asia
Extras	Antivirus, malware, ransomware, hacking protection, password manager, VPN, dark web monitoring, identity theft protection
Learn more	Get Norton Privacy Monitor

We last tested Norton Privacy Monitor on April 9, 2025.

Our experience

Norton Privacy Monitor is straightforward to use. First, we signed up for the free scan, which just shows you any instances of your data found on broker sites.

Note that we couldn't use Norton Privacy Monitor with our Norton 360 Deluxe free trial, as its only available to test with paid plans. 

Norton Privacy Monitor is not the same as Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant, an add-on service (also available as an individual product) to your Norton plan. The main difference? With Norton Privacy Monitor, you’ll only be alerted if your information is found somewhere online.

You’ll need to pay for Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant to enlist in removal requests. Downloading and installing our Norton plan took less than five minutes, with clear, step-by-step instructions.

Information

Norton’s entire protection plan is based on scanning the internet for your personal, sensitive information, so it came as no surprise to us that installation required sharing a lot of personal information, including our Social Security number, email addresses, physical address, government-issued ID numbers, and phone numbers.

Giving this level of information is normal with data removal services — we’re paying for the service to monitor our information online.

The main dashboard includes all of Norton's products, which can become overwhelming. To find the Privacy Monitor, select the My Protection dropdown and click Privacy Monitor.

Once you select Privacy Monitor or Privacy Monitor Assistant, you can see all the information foundD on data brokers’ websites and online accounts. It flags any high-risk accounts to review as well. 

If you only have Privacy Monitor, you can click a tab requesting your information be removed. This is a little deceiving, however, because Norton explains only how you can request your information be removed from data broker sites.

If you want Norton to actually request that your information be removed, you have to pay for the upgraded service, Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant.

We did manually opt out of some data broker sites, and it took approximately 15 minutes to verify information, receive a verification code, locate matching records, and finally suppress our information. It’s unclear if our information was actually removed.

Who is Norton Privacy Monitor best for?

• Recommended for people looking for bundled services

Norton’s Privacy Monitor is included in Norton Deluxe and Norton Select. Those plans both include antivirus, malware, ransomware, hacking protection, a password manager, a virtual private network (VPN), dark web monitoring, and some parental control features.

If you’re looking for bundled antivirus services with some additional online privacy features, Norton Privacy Monitor is a valuable option.

Our main problem with Norton’s Privacy Monitor is, well, it’s kind of expensive for what it is.

Norton Privacy Monitor only alerts you that your information is available online. You are responsible for removing that information, which can be time consuming. If you want Norton to handle the removal, you must pay an additional fee.

However, we were pleased with how quickly and efficiently Norton Privacy Monitor found our information and how easy it was to navigate the dashboard.

Norton Privacy Monitor prices and subscriptions

Norton Privacy Monitor is included on two bundle plans: Norton Deluxe for $49.99/first yr and Norton Select for $99.99/first yr. There's no option to purchase it individually. 

You can buy Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant separately, which ranges from $9.17-$12.99/mo. You can pay for it month-to-month or on an annual basis. 

See how Norton Privacy Monitor and Norton Privacy Monitor differ in the table below. 

Plan	Norton Privacy Monitor	Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant
Annual plan	Starts at $49.99/first yr (included with Norton 360 Deluxe and up)	$9.17/mo (billed annually)
Monthly plan	N/A	$12.99/mo
Family plan
Max # of people covered	1	1
Data broker opt-out	Automated	Automated
# of site removals		33
Privacy reports
Real-time alerts
Recurring removals
Custom removal requests
Learn more	View plan	View plan

Norton Privacy Monitor security features

Think you can opt out of WhitePages listings and keep your information secure online? Good luck. Many public sites offer personal, sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, birth date, address, and even government-issued ID numbers, for free or for sale.

These sites, called data brokers, collect personal data to sell to other companies. Norton Privacy Monitor scans 19 different data broker sites and alerts you if any of your information is found.

Types of data removed

Data brokers mine all sorts of sensitive information to sell to third-party companies. While some of the information they collect may seem harmless, it could pose a serious security threat when compiled with other identifying information.

Norton’s Privacy Monitor scans for information like:

• Name
• Birth date
• Email addresses
• Physical addresses
• Related family members
• Government-issued IDs

Data brokers and people-search sites covered

• # of sites covered: 33

The first step in using a data removal service is identifying which data broker or people finder sites your information is on. Some data removal services will automatically request opt-outs on your behalf. 

Norton Privacy Monitor identifies where your information lives, but removal requests are up to you unless you enroll in the Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant.

Reports

We didn’t receive a comprehensive report in our testing, and according to a customer service representative, reports aren’t sent regularly.

Alerts

On the dashboard, you can view with information about where your information has been found. Norton Privacy Monitor scans every 90 days, so you’ll only receive alerts quarterly.

If your information is found, you’ll receive an email alert and an alert reflected in your dashboard.

Recurring and custom removals

Data brokers constantly compile information, so Norton scans every 90 days to ensure your data doesn’t appear anywhere you don’t want it to.

We couldn't find any information on requesting custom removals, so you'll only have your data removed from the 33 data brokers Norton lists. 

Bonus features

Norton offers some bonus features to enhance your online safety, such as email masking, which keeps your personal email private. The Private Email feature removes URL tracking parameters.

Norton also provides AntiTrack, a browser extension that helps keep your online activities private.

Does Norton Privacy Monitor keep your data safe?

Historically, Norton is effective at safeguarding data. It has a strict no-logs policy for browsing history, traffic information, or IP addresses used to access the Internet.

Norton does collect some information about you, mostly for account creation processes:

• Personal data
• System information
• Operating system, network, and application information

But we expect this type of data collection from services that monitor your online activities. Norton offers heightened security features like two-factor authentication and AES-256 encryption.

Norton Privacy Monitor customer support

Norton offers several ways to contact customer support, including a phone number, a chat option, the ability to submit a form, as well as articles and guides. The articles are helpful, but finding the right one to solve your issue can be challenging.

We chatted with customer support three times. One time, they answered our question and even provided a link to a support article for us to verify. The second time, the customer care representative answered our question, and we were satisfied with the answer.

The customer care rep answered our question the third time, but we didn’t feel it was accurate and left us with more questions than answers.

Top alternatives

Data privacy is important, and it’s more than just removing your information from Google. There are more comprehensive services if you’re looking for a robust data removal service that takes the guesswork and legwork out of removing your data online.

FAQs

Bottom line: Is Norton Privacy Monitor good?

Norton Privacy Monitor is helpful, but really only if you use it with Norton’s other services. Norton Privacy Monitor does exactly what it claims to do — scans 33 different data broker sites for your information.

When it finds your information, it consolidates it in an easy-to-read dashboard and sends an email. But it doesn’t assist in opting out of data broker sites, unless you purchase the Privacy Monitor Assistant. 

If you’re looking for a comprehensive data removal service, you’ll want a different option. Our guide to the best data removal services can help you find the right fit.