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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.

The Institute for Internet Safety: Catching Mistakes Before Mistakes Catch You!

Online Privacy Daily News Feed

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...
Online privacy used to be about hiding your shopping habits from advertisers. Now it's about preventing foreign governments from mapping out America's most sensitive operations through our personal...
Parents should teach children online privacy as an essential life skill in the same way as stranger danger or road safety, the UK's data watchdog has said. The warning comes after research by the ...
Think online ads are harmless? They could be revealing your private life  UNSW Sydney
Responsible AI: three new free online courses in Pisa on privacy, fairness and transparency in AI  Il Sole 24 ORE
AI Study Reveals Hidden Privacy Threat in Online Advertising  Have a Go News
Understanding your digital footprint and online privacy risks  MSN
Prioritize your online privacy | Consumer Reports  MSN
Our online privacy  MSN
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act  dailyvoice.com

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
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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...