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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

Protect your privacy in 2025 with 11 practical steps, including secure messaging apps, limiting AI data sharing and managing Google tracking to regain control of your personal information.
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The U.K.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including pornography and content about suicide and self harm. While some sites have...
The good news is that Google has created a free tool to help you hide some of this information from search results. It does not remove your data from the internet entirely, but it makes it more ...
Austrian online privacy group Noyb called the authority's decision a 'win' but regretted that it took 'five and a half years' to be made  IslanderNews.com
Is the Fight for Online Privacy a Lost Battle?  Netguru
ANALYSIS: Ups and Downs for Child Online Privacy Patchwork YTD  Bloomberg Law News
Cybersecurity expert reveals simple trick to stop companies from tracking your online shopping  Fox News
VPN 'loophole' prompts privacy battle in UK's Online Safety Act implementation  MLex
Smart glasses record people in public. The most online generation is pushing back.  The Washington Post

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...
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Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
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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...
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