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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.

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Online Privacy Daily News Feed

Fortnite Maker Epic Games Paying Record $520 Million FTC Fines Over Children’s Online Privacy, Billing Practices
Epic Games has agreed to pay a total of $520 million in two settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations the Fortnite creator violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection ...
Fortnite-Maker Epic Games to Pay $520 Million in Children’s Privacy Case
Fornite-maker Epic Games Inc. will pay $520 million in fines and consumer refunds for violating a children’s privacy law and tricking consumers into making purchases, the Federal Trade Commission...
‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Agrees to Pay $520 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Kids Privacy Violations, Deceptive Practices
Epic Games, creator of popular video game “Fortnite,” reached an agreement with the FTC to pay $520 million in fines and refunds over allegations the company violated a children’s privacy law and ...
Epic Games, at war with the App Store, fined $520M by FTC for violating children’s privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission just hit the App Store critics at Epic Games with the “largest penalty ever” for children’s privacy violations and targeting kids with unwanted charges. The makers of...
Epic Games settle Fortnite privacy and purchase complaints for $520 million
Epic Games are paying $520 million to the US FTC to settle complaints alleging they violated children's privacy and drove players to make unintended purchases.
Fortnite’s Epic Games to pay $520 million over children’s privacy violations
Fortnite developer Epic Games will have to pay $520 million for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
US lawmakers outline peaks, valleys in children's privacy talks - International Association of Privacy Professionals
US lawmakers outline peaks, valleys in children's privacy talks  International Association of Privacy Professionals
A view from DC: Elon Musk's privacy lessons - International Association of Privacy Professionals
A view from DC: Elon Musk's privacy lessons  International Association of Privacy Professionals
ODNI issues implementation directive on EU-US Data Privacy ... - International Association of Privacy Professionals
ODNI issues implementation directive on EU-US Data Privacy ...  International Association of Privacy Professionals
US senator asks FTC to investigate data sales to government agencies - International Association of Privacy Professionals
US senator asks FTC to investigate data sales to government agencies  International Association of Privacy Professionals

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...