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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

Google Quietly Adds Search Engine Privacy Option To Chrome - Here's How To Enable It
such as the privacy policy which simply states we don't collect or share any of your personal information. Because it doesn't store your search history, DuckDuckGo says it has nothing to sell to...
Catherine Rampell: The Internet just turned 30. We're celebrating with anti-tech fervor.
Privacy violations, disinformation ... having pledged way back in 2015 that he would enlist Bill Gates’ help in “closing that Internet up,” whatever that meant. When it comes to actual policy changes...
Senators Markey and Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Update Children’s Online Privacy Rules
With increased tracking of children and teens online and the collection their personal data a widespread practice, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation...
US lawmakers kick off debate over online privacy
Most companies have said they would accept new federal legislation in the wake of bombshell revelations about Facebook and other online platforms' handling of users' personal data US lawmakers opened...
AEI internet privacy expert Roslyn Layton testifies on the role of technology and education in online privacy
Privacy-enhancing technologies ... to America’s founding…This framework was essential for our country to launch and commercialize the internet economy, and today the US accounts for one-third of the...
Baby boomers are better at protecting their online privacy than younger people
Are seniors more vulnerable to hacks than tech-savvy millennials? Not necessarily. People ages 65 and older are more likely to read privacy policies before accepting them, a survey from Axios...
Musical.ly Reaches Landmark Settlement With FTC Over Alleged Violations of Children's Online Privacy Laws
Popular lip-syncing app Musical.ly will pay $5.7 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it is collecting personal information from kids in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ...
3 data leaks that could be undermining your online privacy
Protecting your online privacy is important. There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about how to stay safe online, and an increasing number of people are turning to Virtual Private ...
USTA Online Privacy Policy - The U.S. Trotting Association Newsroom
USTA Online Privacy Policy  The U.S. Trotting Association NewsroomIntroduction. This statement by the U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) is intended to reveal the Association's policy in...
Would you give up some online privacy in return for convenience? - Reuters
Would you give up some online privacy in return for convenience?  ReutersWhen was the last time you used a printed map to plot a route or flicked through the local newspaper for cinema...

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...