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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

How The ‘Privacy By Default’ Internet Will Reshape Ad Industry Priorities - AdExchanger
How The ‘Privacy By Default’ Internet Will Reshape Ad Industry Priorities  AdExchanger
As Internet privacy law advances, questions raised about Senator Cantwell's powerful role - KUOW News and Information
As Internet privacy law advances, questions raised about Senator Cantwell's powerful role  KUOW News and Information
Your Android Phone's Web Browser Has Junk Files You Can Tap Away Fast - CNET
Your Android Phone's Web Browser Has Junk Files You Can Tap Away Fast  CNET
Online privacy proposal unveiled — what you should know - Marshall News Messenger
Online privacy proposal unveiled — what you should know  Marshall News Messenger
Doxxing: A guide to combat the online privacy nightmare
Learn about the latest trends, risks, and preventive measures related to doxxing in 2024 to safeguard your online identity and privacy.
Google Privacy Sandbox and What Brands Need to Know
How Google Privacy Sandbox is a privacy-first alternative, and how it fits into the future of cookieless marketing and advertising.
Understanding Web3 And Its Impact On The Internet And Society
Understanding Web2 and its Limitations Web2 thrives on user-generated content and social interactions. Revolutionized global communication, commerce, and entertainment.
This senator wants an online privacy law. She’s slowed efforts for years.
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell is closing in on a historic online privacy law, but many aides say she’s been one of its biggest obstacles for years.
The Global Privacy Control Is Limiting. Here’s How The Industry Can Do Better
GPC is an on/off switch, but it should be a dimmer switch that reflects online privacy preferences across a continuum from restrictive to permissive.
Analysis: House hearing highlights potential flashpoints in renewed privacy talks
House lawmakers pledged to take swift action on data privacy and children's online safety at a key legislative hearing Wednesday, but the session also spotlighted a slew of issues that could still ...

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...