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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

Treat online privacy like stranger danger, regulator warns parents  Yahoo Finance UK
Online Privacy Lawsuits: Was Your Personal Information Leaked?  ClassAction.org
Data privacy, not age verification, should be MA House focus | letter  MetroWest Daily News
How to Browse Safely Online: Best Security and Privacy Tools to Protect Your Data  Tech Times
Safe “Sharenting” in APAC and Egypt: Parent’s confidence, age, and gender influence safer online privacy practices for kids  IT Voice Media Pvt. Ltd.
Why More People Are Using VPNs to Protect Their Online Privacy  Muddy River News
Online privacy matters: Your right to be forgotten  MSN
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