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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

Privacy Laws To Change For Some Americans On October 1
Maryland ’s Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) is set to go into effect on October 1, setting new rules and limitations on how certain companies can collect, use, and sell users' personal data.
The Internet and Data Privacy - Security.org
The Internet and Data Privacy  Security.org
The Best & Worst States in America for Online Privacy (2025 Update) - Private Internet Access VPN
The Best & Worst States in America for Online Privacy (2025 Update)  Private Internet Access VPN
Why Privacy Became the New Privilege in Online Entertainment - HBCU Buzz
Why Privacy Became the New Privilege in Online Entertainment  HBCU Buzz
Voting guides launched on specific themes including Gaza, LGBTQIA+, online privacy - NL Times
Voting guides launched on specific themes including Gaza, LGBTQIA+, online privacy  NL Times
Brazil Passes New Law to Protect Children’s Online Privacy - ShiaWaves
Brazil Passes New Law to Protect Children’s Online Privacy  ShiaWaves
California just passed three bills to boost internet privacy
Building on a 2018 law, California has passed three new bills designed to boost privacy for internet users, governor Gavin Newsom's office announced.
Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs
Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.
Privacy Laws To Change For Some Americans On October 1
Maryland ’s Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) is set to go into effect on October 1, setting new rules and limitations on how certain companies can collect, use, and sell users' personal data.
US State Age Verification Efforts Threaten Online Speech and Privacy – The Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Them
Sarah Forland, policy analyst at OTI, provides an overview of the U.S. age verification landscape in her piece for Tech Policy Press.

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...