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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

Texas sued TikTok on Thursday, accusing the social media platform of violating children's privacy and state law by sharing children's personal identifying information without consent from their ...
The Beterbiev vs Bivol live stream sees two light-heavyweight title-holders go head-to-head in Riyadh, on Saturday October 12, 2024 to decide the undisputed champion of the world. The streaming ...
That is why we are taking the necessary steps in the United States, and with our U.K. partners, to protect children’s privacy, safety, and mental health,” Raimondo said in a statement. “We remain ...
Almost everyone is talking about blockchain technology nowadays, from the news to our social circles and social media ...
Opt out: how to protect your baby’s photos on the internet  The Guardian
5 Firefox-based, privacy-first web browsers that improve on the original  ZDNet
What Is Privacy For?  The New Yorker
Android's Online Privacy Guide: How to Protect Your Privacy Online in 2024  vpnMentor
This is the best privacy setting that almost no one is using  The Washington Post
Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry  IT-Online

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...