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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

Big tech is making money hand over fist with your data. And while the states are picking up the slack on privacy legislation, Congress remains AWOL.
Mayer Brown partner Tony Weibell, who moved to the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati earlier this year, said that some judges’ perception of privacy has changed so quickly that the...
Reset with these practical tips If thinking about protecting your privacy online makes you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or resigned, you aren't alone.  Nearly 70 percent of Americans felt overwhelmed...
The Maryland Legislature is considering an online data privacy law. If enacted, the state would become one of over a dozen states with such a law.
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Lawmakers couldn't help but point out that comprehensive data privacy legislation is going nowhere on the Hill as the TikTok bill cleared the House.
TaxAct Inc. customers have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging that the tax preparation company shared confidential taxpayer information with Meta Platforms FB Inc. and Google...
In a letter Monday to the Federal Trade Commission, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general urging the federal government to update and ...
Supreme Court’s recent ruling requires Canadian police to get judicial approval to access your IP address for use in an investigation.
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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...
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...