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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

Social media companies have come under intense pressure to do more to protect teens, but there’s another concern – they could go too far.
Data and Privacy: A guide to every privacy setting you should change now. We have gone through the settings for the most popular (and problematic) services to give you recommendations. Google |...
Xfinity is the only option for wired internet in Rockford, but there are several wireless options worth considering, too.
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.
A guide to every privacy setting you should change now  The Washington Post
Digital Privacy Concerns: Insights From A US News Survey In New York  wnbf.com
Meta, X, TikTok CEOs Ripped by Senators Over Child Safety (2)  Bloomberg Law
Lawmakers back fix absent deal to block child sexual abuse material online  Euronews
Reclaim Your Privacy From The Internet's Data Brokers With DeleteMe  SlashGear
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Featured News Stories

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Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
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Opinion Should parents be criminally liable for kids' cyberbullying - CNN.com
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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...
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