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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.

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Online Privacy Daily News Feed

Data privacy and protecting children online finding a path through the complexities
The event included speakers from assurance providers Yoti, and VerifyMy, digital platform providers such as Google, TikTok, the BBC and Epic ...
Zero-knowledge proofs could reshape online privacy, says Aztec CEO
As online privacy and trust become increasingly valuable, the applications for this technology are growing fast. In an interview with TheStreet Roundtable’s Jackson Hinkle, Zac Williamson ...
Children’s Online Privacy: Recent Actions by the States and the FTC
This Legal Update explores the recent developments in state and federal children’s privacy legislation, examining how states are shaping the future of online safety for minors and shedding light ...
Want More Privacy Online? Change These Browser Settings - PCMag
Want More Privacy Online? Change These Browser Settings  PCMag
Data Protection: Nice To Have or Necessary? - Statista
Data Protection: Nice To Have or Necessary?  Statista
Privacy Roundup: Week 13 of Year 2025 - Security Boulevard
Privacy Roundup: Week 13 of Year 2025  Security Boulevard
Hopping on the Ghibli-style AI image trend? Experts worry about data and personal privacy — here’s what to keep in mind - Mint
Hopping on the Ghibli-style AI image trend? Experts worry about data and personal privacy — here’s what to keep in mind  Mint
New FAA rules for private aircraft: online tracking stopped - AVIONEWS
New FAA rules for private aircraft: online tracking stopped  AVIONEWS
Want More Privacy Online? Change These Browser Settings
A few simple tweaks to your browser can reduce the amount of personal information you give up to advertisers and other tech companies. Here's what to change in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
The Best Internet Browsers for Protecting Your Privacy (and the One Worst)
Ultimately, privacy isn't something we can get by installing a particular browser—it's more of a mindset, and it includes strategies that come with compromises to our convenience. Tor, Brave, and ...

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...