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Everyday we all read and hear stories about people who have done serious damage to themselves, to their future, or to others online. It’s almost impossible to keep track of these daily horror stories.

This avalanche of negative press we see, are the result of people doing what people have always done, except now it’s being done in front of the entire digital world.

Here at the Institute for Internet Safety, we are working tirelessly to help you safeguard and enhance your online identity.

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Online Privacy Daily News Feed

Three in four parents fear their child cannot make safe choices about personal data online, the data watchdog finds.
As part of the long overdue update, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act in 2024 directed the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to develop a code to better protect...
Do we simply have to accept giving away our data in return for free online services? "In 2026 online privacy is a luxury, not a right," says Thomas Bunting, an analyst at the UK innovation think tank...
Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. This measure, fully named the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act ...
Prince Harry shared his hopes that these conversations would push for real reform, and even government regulations, to protect online privacy.
I took the UK's online safety survey — here are the red flags every privacy advocate should know  TechRadar
Fargo Police shift online missing person posts to prioritize privacy  Valley News Live
The Security Settings Experts Say You Must Know for All Your Devices  Good Housekeeping
Subcommittee: Protecting Kids Online: Internet Privacy and Manipulative Marketing  U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation (.gov)
Fargo Police shift online missing person posts to prioritize privacy  Valley News Live

Featured News Stories

At Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., admissions officers are still talking about the high school senior who attended a campus information session last year for prospective students. Throughout...
It's junior year and Ellie Likos is ready to start the college process. The first step: changing her name on Facebook. Since the explosion of social media just a few years ago, colleges across...
Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
On Wednesday, Facebook announced a present for its teen users: the gift of greater publicity. Moving forward, Facebook’s many under-18 users will be able to kick their privacy to the curb just as...
Opinion Should parents be criminally liable for kids' cyberbullying - CNN.com
Two girls in Florida, 14 and 12, have been arrested and charged with aggravated stalking -- cyberbullying. They allegedly tormented a 12-year-old girl named Rebecca so relentlessly that last month...
The selfie syndrome Why teens use social media for validation and how parents can counteract it - TODAY.com
Young celebrities do it. So why are we surprised when a typical teen Instagram post goes something like this: Teen (girl or boy) posts a cool/pretty/pouty selfie. What follows is a watch to see how...
They share, like, everything. How they feel about a song, their maths homework, life (it sucks). Where they'll be next; who they're with now. Photos, of themselves and others, doing stuff they quite...