In the News

Your Privacy and Safety

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

or having actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age, should consult with data privacy and data security counsel to review and assess ...
The revelations by researchers should send out ear piercing alarms that personal information is at high risk, and, left unchecked, could be the largest threat to personal privacy ever witnessed.
In a decision rife with contradictions, the four-justice majority held that, under the Colorado Constitution, Seymour had a constitutionally protected privacy interest in his internet search history...
Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the U.S. where national privacy laws don’t...
If a Canadian citizen uploads footage of a person stealing a package online, they can find themself in trouble.
Canada needs to take action immediately to protect children online from exposure to age-inappropriate material. More stringent age verification measures need to be in place.
New Hampshire Legislature Passes a Comprehensive Privacy Law  WilmerHale
Best VPNs for 2024 – tried & tested by Cybernews experts  CyberNews.com
This article delves into the profound effect of the digital revolution on prison services, healthcare, and internet privacy and safety, highlighting the vast benefits and demanding situations of this...
Available for Linux, MacOS and Windows, the LibreWolf browser works hard to keep your privacy in check. Here's how to install it.

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...