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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

we definitely think that you should use a VPN in 2024 if you’re concerned with online privacy and security. Should you use a free VPN or buy one? Signing up for free VPNs, while tempting at ...
In the statement Preiwisch further claimed: “World ID was created to give people access, privacy and protection online”, dubbing it “the most privacy preserving and safest solution for asserting ...
the defendant had failed “to cite any cases in which merely having a privacy policy online is sufficient to show consent under CIPA.” We are also covering a chat-based wiretapping decision where the...
When it comes to securing their online privacy, a majority of people rely on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). However, it’s important to note that not all VPNs are equally effective, and some ...
KOSA and COPPA Updates for Online Privacy of Children  The National Law Review
The Internet and Data Privacy  Security.org
Supreme Court of Canada - 40269  Cour suprême du Canada
The Maryland Legislature is considering an online data privacy law. If enacted, the state would become one of over a dozen states with such a law.
The power of the internet to bring like-minded people together is one of the most wonderful and frightening things about it. For over a decade, internet users have harnessed the power of mass ...
TaxAct Inc. customers have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging that the tax preparation company shared confidential taxpayer information with Meta Platforms FB Inc. and Google...

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...