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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

Office 365 banned from schools in privacy row - TechRadar
Office 365 banned from schools in privacy row  TechRadarData privacy issues block Microsoft Office 365 use in some German schools.
Congress grills Big Tech over competition, money and power - ABC News
Congress grills Big Tech over competition, money and power  ABC NewsBig Tech faced tough questions Tuesday as federal lawmakers focused on issues of potentially anticompetitive behavior by...
Big Internet Companies Can Expect Tougher Regulation, Even as User Privacy Concerns Decline, Analyst Says
Two of the big trends that will impact the largest Internet companies this year are increased scrutiny by U.S. regulators and reduced pressure over privacy. These topics were among 10 trends that ...
OneTrust raises $200M at a $1.3B valuation to help organizations navigate online privacy rules
GDPR, and the newer California Consumer Privacy Act, have given a legal bite to ongoing developments in online privacy and data protection: it’s always good practice for companies with an online ...
Google Chrome PSA: Ways To Protect Your Privacy
Google Chrome isn’t exactly the best browser for those who want their privacy when surfing online. Other browsers do well in this area when compared to Chrome. Mozilla’s Firefox, for example,...
Finn Myrstad: What Happens When We Sign Away Our Online Privacy?
Do you read the terms and conditions on your apps? Finn Myrstad explains that not only would it take you dozens of hours, but you would probably not agree with all the ways your data is being used...
Google’s 4,000-Word Privacy Policy Is a Secret History of the Internet
The late 1990s was a simpler time for Google. The nascent company was merely a search engine, and Gmail, Android and YouTube were but glimmers in the startup’s eye. Google’s first privacy policy ...
Protect yourself online with over 50% off all IPVanish VPN subscriptions for Prime Day
Update: This sale has been extended to July 18 so you have a little bit longer to secure your online privacy. Now through July 16, you can save over 50% on any plan offered by the VPN IPVanish. This...
Viral app hit FaceApp, which makes users look old, has privacy concerns
The app has actually been around for a few years but only recently gotten attention from the internet at large ... have in store for you in the looks department there are some major privacy concerns...
Meghan Markle has finally addressed all the online hate
Sure, being a royal has its advantages – the fashion, the princes, the tiaras, the castles – but it definitely also has its drawbacks, from the end of privacy to the dreaded ... keeping tight-lipped...

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...