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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

In 2024, asking if we should have a right to personal privacy is the wrong question; we crossed that bridge with the arrival of the internet decades ago.
As experts push to strengthen Australia's privacy laws, many car makers are gathering data and potentially selling it to third parties.
The Public Interest Group recently released a score card grading states on their privacy laws. PIRG is now calling on lawmakers to pass bills that better protect consumers on two fronts.
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As Illinois seeks to pass its own online privacy law, it should avoid copying the inadequate laws passed in 14 states that were weakened by tech-industry lobbying, a consumer advocate group said in a...
Firefox, which launched 20 years ago to challenge the dominance of Internet Explorer and once accounted for more ... of mission in creating alternatives to tackle deepfakes, data privacy issues and...
In the digital age, the transformation of various sectors through online assets has been revolutionary. From legal advice to healthcare services, the growing reliance on virtual platforms has ...
Kurt Knutsson discusses privacy being restored to Ring cameras and video doorbells as Amazon decides to stop letting police access your cameras for any reason.
Data Protection: Nice To Have or Necessary?  Statista
Indiana's online tip line for 'controversial' classroom materials raises privacy concerns  WVXU

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