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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

Missouri enforces mandatory age verification  TechRadar
Your Wi-Fi Router Might Be Spying On You - Here's How To Stop It  bgr.com
As digital footprints become increasingly difficult to erase, experts are emphasizing the importance of managing one's online presence to protect privacy. From social media posts to websites visited...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate of 19 bills related to kids online safety and privacy next week amid a new push to pass protections for young users.   The ...
Thomas Nolan of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP examines key trends in state-level regulatory enforcement of consumer privacy laws in 2025, including divergent state approaches, interstate...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a package of 19 bills aimed at protecting kids on the internet, teeing Congress up for a chance at passing some of the most substantive internet ...
Technology Technology   The Big Story House panel prepares to take up kids’ online safety bills The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate ...
The best secure browsers for privacy in 2025: Expert tested  ZDNET
Missouri's New Online Age Verification Law to Take Effect Soon: Could Your Privacy Be at Risk?  Tech Times
$425 Million Google Class Action Lawsuit: Do You Qualify for a Payout?  Kiplinger

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...