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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

This Chromium-based privacy browser is great for protecting yourself online, and no, I'm not talking about Brave  XDA
Happy Data Privacy Day! Time To Lockdown Your Logins  CNET
Turns Out We're All Googling the Same Privacy Fixes  Lifewire
Request Records through the Freedom of Information Act or Privacy Act  USCIS (.gov)
Online Scams and Attacks in America Today  Pew Research Center
Brazil passes new law to protect children's online privacy - JURIST - News  Jurist.org
First year duo expose AI age-check failures and online privacy risks  Westmeath Examiner
New FTC Final Rule Changes COPPA Obligations for Online Services Collecting Data from Children  akingump.com
The CNIL publishes a "manga" in English to raise awareness about data protection and online privacy  CNIL
Stack Online Tools Launches 100+ Free Online Utilities Built with Privacy in Mind  Knoxville News Sentinel

Featured News Stories

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