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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

Fast internet is available almost everywhere in Kalamazoo, but some providers come with significant drawbacks.
How to protect your online privacy, security with VPN while using hotspot  Fox News
Online retailer Temu faces class-action lawsuits over data privacy concerns  CBS News
Proxies, VPNs: Your Online Privacy, Anonymity and More  hackernoon.com
Temu facing a class-action lawsuit in Illinois over data privacy concerns  CBS Chicago
Class-action lawsuits in Illinois and New York accuse Temu of collecting customer personal data without proper notification.
Stay one step ahead of data brokers and take back control of your personal data, with the expert help of the privacy specialists DeleteMe.
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