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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

Reclaim Your Privacy Online With This Plug-and-Play Device That Stops Trackers - Black Enterprise
Reclaim Your Privacy Online With This Plug-and-Play Device That Stops Trackers  Black Enterprise
Chrome users, see if Google is tracking you with new targeted advertising - Mashable
Chrome users, see if Google is tracking you with new targeted advertising  Mashable
Facebook data on 533 million users posted online - ZDNet
Facebook data on 533 million users posted online  ZDNet
Austria privacy group files complaint against Google - News24
Austria privacy group files complaint against Google  News24
You're Constantly Being Stalked Online—and You Don't Even Know It
Apple has unveiled a new data privacy tool called App Tracking Transparency, which lets you block advertisers from tracking you between apps. It's one of several methods you can use to stop ...
Reclaim Your Privacy Online With This Plug-and-Play Device That Stops Trackers
Protect your data privacy with the help of Winston. Enjoy surfing the web safely with an extra layer of protection against third parties.
How to hide online status on WhatsApp to protect privacy
Here's how to hide your online status on WhatsApp. Select "Settings" from the menu at the bottom of the screen. In Settings, select "Account." In the Account page, find and select "Privacy." ...
If you care about privacy, it’s time to try a new web browser
If you surf the web with Microsoft Edge, that may be because you use Windows. If you use Safari, that’s probably because you are an Apple customer. If you are a Chrome user, that could be because ...
This Data Privacy Filter Can Help Protect Your Small Business From Cybercrime
You can protect mobile devices with the iOS and Android apps and encrypt your internet to prevent hacks and identity theft. Winston uses smart cloaking to route high-risk traffic over a zero-logging...
Online privacy fixes: 3 quick changes you need to make today
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Before the advent of the internet, the definition of...

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...