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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

Marquette Business’ Kellstadt Lecture to discuss online privacy, role of parents in monitoring kids’ internet behaviors, May 2  Marquette University
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar Announces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Online Privacy and Combat Explicit Deepfakes Passes Congress and Heads to President Trump for Signing  Sierra Sun Times
CCIA Urges Caution on Louisiana Age Verification Bill That Puts Online Privacy at Risk  CCIA
Trump Administration’s Targeting of International Students Jeopardizes Free Speech and Privacy Online  Electronic Frontier Foundation
Last call: Surfshark VPN deals from $1.99/mo end April 30  AppleInsider
The world might feel like a sh*t show right now, and maybe the internet does too, but you can still get what you need online without losing your privacy — or your mind. Most of the things we love ...
Everyone wants privacy, but how far are you willing to go for it? For most people, the answer is not very far. The cost of privacy is often the inconvenience that comes with cumbersome security ...
A bill with sweeping new data privacy rules would also require social media users in North Carolina to tie their accounts to their driver's license or other forms of identification.
A few simple tweaks to your browser can reduce the amount of personal information you give up to advertisers and other tech companies. Here's what to change in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
For years, Google has promised to make the internet respect your privacy by blocking third-party cookies in Chrome. The idea was that it would create an alternative known as “Privacy Sandbox,” which...

Featured News Stories

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Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
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Opinion Should parents be criminally liable for kids' cyberbullying - CNN.com
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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...