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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

In recent years, plaintiff firms have besieged online businesses using wiretapping laws like CIPA. Unlike modern data privacy laws, these older wiretapping laws allow users to sue online operators...
In today’s digital age, where online privacy and accessibility are becoming increasingly important, virtual private networks (VPNs) have emerged as essential tools. Among the sea of VPN providers, ...
Welcome to the NPR Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information National Public Radio, Inc. and its affiliated organizations (collectively ...
Take control of your personal data by learning exactly what phone companies are tracking and how you can turn it off.
The current era of online security is a scary thing, with users’ privacy being under constant threat. Now, it’s become almost essential to safeguard personal ...
There are still just too many unanswered questions for the Privacy Sandbox rollout and cookie deprecation to have moved ahead as planned.
The CMA released its latest report on Google's Privacy Sandbox rollout, which highlights several competitive concerns.
A virtual private network service, aka a VPN, is one of the best tools you can use to boost your online privacy and security. It tunnels your traffic through a private encrypted server allowing ...
Where the vote result has a consequence the BBC will endeavour to meet it but editorial requirements may lead to a change in schedule or a change in programme content. However, the vote result stands.
Empowering Digital Privacy: Aleo Explorer's Innovative Approach to Secure Online Interactions  Medium

Featured News Stories

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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...