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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

The digital world is changing by the day. While this is good in most ways, this evolution has also brought online privacy concerns to the forefront. Understanding how to safeguard your online privacy...
The draft of an online privacy protection bill has finally been submitted to the U.S. Congress. Two major U.S. lawmakers announced on the 7th (local time) that they had agreed on a bipartisan draft...
A Republican representative and a Democratic senator from Washington state have crossed the political divide in the name of data privacy, an issue that experts say the United States is woefully...
While it may be incredibly tempting to have a “go with the flow" mindset like the rest of your vacation, your technology definitely should not be compromised while traveling.
The chairs of the House and Senate Commerce committees unveiled a discussion draft of a long-awaited bipartisan data privacy bill Sunday evening. Efforts to pass a comprehensive data privacy bill...
“Social media posts of kids may include their photo, name, and date of birth/birthday,” said online privacy expert Trevor Cook with EarthWeb. “This can enable cybercriminals to commit identity fraud...
US lawmakers unveil a plan to give all Americans a right to online privacy  CNN
WA lawmakers draft bill aimed to empower Americans with online privacy rights  KOMO News
Spokesman Review: Cantwell, Rodgers Strike Bipartisan Deal on Landmark Data Privacy Bill  Energy and Commerce Committee
Data privacy bill on consumer rights unveiled by Cantwell, Morris Rodgers  Axios

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...