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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

"Let's be honest, I'm cooking in the shitter, right?" he said. "I'm trying to make a one-minute break from reality for people." ...
Keypoint: New Jersey is the thirteenth state to pass consumer data privacy legislation with a bill that is generally based on the Washington Privacy Act model but ...
US FTC Proposes Stricter Children's Data Privacy Rules  MediaNama.com
EFF Asks Court to Uphold Federal Law That Protects Online Video Viewers’ Privacy and Free Expression  Scheerpost.com
Opinion: Age verification for porn sites makes sense  Montreal Gazette
In an era where digital privacy is a hot topic, many turn to their browser''s Incognito Mode as a quick solution for private browsing. This feature, available in various web browsers, is often touted...
David Deluise, a familiar face from the hit Disney show, “Wizards of Waverly Place”, finds himself amidst a privacy violation scandal as explicit photos of him emerge online. The images first...
Anthony Chavez, Google's VP of the ‘privacy sandbox’, took to a blog post to talk about the company's plans to make Chrome a better place to browse the web. It’s all centered around what Google calls...
Hayford's viral video ignites debate on ethical implications of sharing explicit content on social media platforms.
Individuals aiming to steal biometric identities to commit fraud or gain access to unauthorized data will be bolstered by generative AI tools and the abundance of face and voice data posted online ...

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...