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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

As part of the settlement, DoorDash will pay a $375,000 civil penalty and must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Online Privacy ...
But it can also come with one unintended privacy consequence.If you’re an iPhone user, your phone number is connected to your contact information, and it may automatically reveal your full name once...
Since the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its expansive reach, U.S. businesses have been faced with comprehensive data protection and privacy ...
If thinking about protecting your privacy online makes you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or resigned, you aren’t alone. Nearly 70 percent of Americans felt overwhelmed solely by the number of passwords...
Internet users—almost all of us—are growing used to seeing requests for consent to gather our information: "Do you accept cookies from this website?" Most of us just click "yes" and continue browsing...
Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to securely use your Wi-Fi hotspot by using a virtual private network or VPN.
“Sometimes people respond to privacy dangers by comparing them to sci-fi dystopias. But be honest: most science fiction dystopias still scare the heck out of us because they are much, much more ...
DoorDash will pay a $375,000 civil penalty after violating multiple consumer privacy laws, California Attorney General Bonta says. An investigation by the California Department of Justice found that...
The state attorney general’s recent settlement with the College Board underscores the ineffectiveness of current state and federal laws ...
the Norwegian DPA warned the issue is a “huge fork in the road” for privacy rights in Europe. “Is data protection a fundamental right for everyone, or is it a luxury reserved for the wealthy? The ...

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...