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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

Everyone’s talking about Data Privacy Day, but who’s listening?
It’s January 28th 2021, which means Data Privacy Day is upon us once again. The lines between technology and privacy have become blurred.
Data from Entrust Reveals Contradictions in Consumer Sentiment Toward Data Privacy and Security in 2021
On International Data Privacy Day, a global effort to empower individuals and businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust, Entrust, a global leader in trusted identity, payments...
Apple spells out how soon its IDFA privacy changes will take effect
Apple said today that the privacy changes with its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) in iOS 14 are coming soon with the company's next beta.
Google's push to replace cookies for digital advertising doesn't protect privacy as much as it boosts Google's bottom line
If there's going to be an alternative to cookies, Google wants to be the one to control it. It's not about privacy.
Big Tech: Biden urged to protect consumers’ online privacy
Advocacy groups urge new US president to ban facial recognition technology, not appoint officials linked to tech firms.
What We Learned From Apple’s New Privacy Labels
Requiring that app makers list the data they collect reveals a lot about what some apps do with our information (ahem, WhatsApp) but creates confusion about others.
Facebook scores earnings beat on holiday retail advertising; Apple privacy changes loom
Facebook Inc soundly beat quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday after heavy holiday advertising by e-commerce retailers, but it warned Apple's impending privacy changes could hurt revenue by ...
Facebook Q4 results soar; Zuckerberg hits Apple over privacy
Facebook capped a tumultuous 2020 with soaring earnings in the final quarter, but the company forecast challenges in 2021 that include a coming privacy update by Apple that could limit the ...
DuckDuckGo hits search milestone as online privacy war escalates
A renewed focus on privacy and concerns about big tech knowing too much about our online habits have propelled DuckDuckGo to a new user milestone, the company says, hitting a search traffic milestone...
Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising - The Guardian
Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising  The Guardian

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...