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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

Privatësia online në vitin 2026, luks apo e drejtë?  Reporteri.net
Press Release: Senator Markey Marks Unanimous Senate Passage of Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Legislation  Quiver Quantitative
COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time  Engadget
Chairman Guthrie Announces Full Committee Markup of Nine Bills  House Committee on Energy and Commerce (.gov)
User Clip: Clip: Online Privacy Protection and Regulation  C-SPAN
LLMs are getting better at unmasking people online  CyberScoop
Press Release: Senator Katie Britt Commends Senate Approval of Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act  Quiver Quantitative
We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever  BBC
LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy  Ars Technica
What Is Browser Fingerprinting and How Can You Protect Your Privacy?  ilounge.com

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