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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

The threat of data breaches has reached unprecedented levels this year. According to the latest statistics, there were 1,774 data breaches in 2022, affecting 422 million people. By 2025, this number...
Parents are embracing this approach to protect their kids’ identities until they can make their own choices about how to present themselves online.
The alleged gunman appears to have used online “people-search” websites to find lawmakers’ home addresses. Those are tricky to regulate.
Your 12-year-old just clicked a link in a group chat. You’re finishing up remote work from a Santa Clarita café. And your smart doorbell just notified you of a delivery. […] ...
Everyone wants privacy, but how far are you willing to go for it? For most people, the answer is not very far. The cost of privacy is often the inconvenience that comes with cumbersome security ...
The push to change Swiss surveillance law divides experts on the need to protect online anonymity. But, can we really have privacy on the internet without it?
It’s Time to Take Your Online Privacy Seriously  NewsWatchTV
US resumes student visas; do Indian students now have to risk online privacy to study abroad?  Zee Business
Privacy doesn't have to cost us great online services  iTWire
Take control of your digital privacy with actionable tips like Facebook privacy checkup, location tracking management and data removal services to protect your personal information.

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...