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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

Data brokers face new pressure for hiding opt-out pages from Google - CalMatters
Data brokers face new pressure for hiding opt-out pages from Google  CalMatters
Parent alleges Escambia Schools is sharing students' private data via use of AI - Pensacola News Journal
Parent alleges Escambia Schools is sharing students' private data via use of AI  Pensacola News Journal
Protect Your Personal Information From Hackers and Scammers - Federal Trade Commission (.gov)
Protect Your Personal Information From Hackers and Scammers  Federal Trade Commission (.gov)
Ninth Circuit weighs applying VHS-era privacy law to online videos - MLex
Ninth Circuit weighs applying VHS-era privacy law to online videos  MLex
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online - The New York Times
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online  The New York Times
Millionaire Match US privacy case puts online arbitration terms under microscope - MLex
Millionaire Match US privacy case puts online arbitration terms under microscope  MLex
How Blockchain Technology Is Changing Online Privacy and Gaming
Blockchain technology, originally designed to power cryptocurrencies, offers a fundamentally different model. Its decentralized ledger allows for anonymous and verifiable transactions. Every ...
11 easy ways to protect your online privacy in 2025 - Fox News
But protecting your privacy in 2025 doesn't have to be overwhelming. With a few practical steps, you can take back control of your data and make your online life safer.
China's New Internet Law Raises Privacy Fears for 1 Billion Users
The internet in China is already tightly controlled and censored. The "Great Firewall" blocks the country's more than 1 billion users from accessing international sites and services without a ...
How to Protect Your Online Privacy: 3 Simple Steps to Stay Safe ... - MSN
But you don’t need big tech know-how to take some small, simple steps to better protect your privacy, and to build an online space that feels as free and safe as speaking with those closest to ...

Featured News Stories

They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets. - NYTimes.com
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...
Colleges looking at applicants' social media in admissions process
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...
Are teenagers really careless about online privacy Technology The Guardian
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...