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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

OFCOM discourages VPN use to avoid age verification checks – but privacy advocates see no alternative
For most privacy advocates, the idea of letting a website’s AI tool scan, analyse and keep a copy of your facial data is a step too far. Uploading copies of official documents is equally unpalatable...
A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users
Earlier this year, the UK government ordered Apple to provide access to encrypted data in the company's cloud storage service, iCloud.
China's new internet law raises privacy fears for 1 billion users
China has officially launched internet identification requirements that rights groups have warned will further curtail online anonymity and increase the risks for freedom of speech in what is already...
Supreme Court erodes online privacy and free speech in age verification ruling - Reason Foundation
Supreme Court erodes online privacy and free speech in age verification ruling  Reason Foundation
These Linux Distros Will Level Up Your Privacy and Security - How-To Geek
These Linux Distros Will Level Up Your Privacy and Security  How-To Geek
A petition might not repeal the Online Safety Act, but you can still protect your privacy online - Tom's Guide
A petition might not repeal the Online Safety Act, but you can still protect your privacy online  Tom's Guide
The Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Personal Data to 'Unregulated' Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records - Byline Times
The Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Personal Data to 'Unregulated' Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records  Byline Times
‘Pure madness to share personal data with porn sites’: Readers react to new online safety rules - The Independent
‘Pure madness to share personal data with porn sites’: Readers react to new online safety rules  The Independent
Matt and Abby Howard Stop Showing Kids' Faces Online for Privacy - Us Weekly
Matt and Abby Howard Stop Showing Kids' Faces Online for Privacy  Us Weekly
VPNLY Launches a Reliable Solution to Safeguard Personal Data and Enhance Online Privacy - openPR.com
VPNLY Launches a Reliable Solution to Safeguard Personal Data and Enhance Online Privacy  openPR.com

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...