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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

Sharing personal information online creates privacy risks. Our expert shares how he tried to disappear from the internet – and why you might want to, too.
What the Tech? Protect your online privacy with Google's free tool for hiding personal data  WFMZ.com
The Future of Online Privacy: Three Trends Shaping 2025 and Beyond  MarTech Cube
Colorado’s New Children’s Privacy Laws Foreshadow the Future of U.S. Online Regulation  Law.com
Blockchain technology, originally designed to power cryptocurrencies, offers a fundamentally different model. Its decentralized ledger allows for anonymous and verifiable transactions. Every ...
Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from children without parental consent on YouTube.
Freddie New, head of policy at Bitcoin Policy UK, a UK-based Bitcoin think tank and advocacy group, speaks to what’s in our immediate power when it comes to preserving our privacy online, including...
“When people feel their digital freedoms are at risk, they naturally turn to VPN technology to reclaim control and privacy.” It’s not just about a slight inconvenience. “As websites begin to comply...
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 ...
Age verification just isn’t worth it. The benefits for kids are debatable, and what you’re really giving up is your personal data, which is more valuable than ever.

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...