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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

What are the differences between Tor and a VPN? Here is a Tor vs VPN comparison outlining the strengths and weaknesses of both.
As we look back at 2024 and what the new year might bring in the data privacy space, one particular aspect stands out as a focus: youth online ...
This week, a new policy paper from a group close to the Trump administration proposed a high tech solution to the knotty problem of making the internet safe for kids without disrupting the adult ...
Privacy advocates say the state shows the way to stop data brokers from mining your personal information. California this week sued to fine a data-harvesting company, in a rare step to put muscle ...
It seems like suddenly everyone is an "expert" on FERPA, an obscure privacy law that most of us had never heard of a week ago. View Entire Post › ...
Privacy campaigners have called Google's new rules on tracking people online "a blatant disregard for user privacy." Changes which come in on Sunday permit so-called "fingerprinting", which allows ...
We live in a world where privacy feels like both a right and a luxury. On one hand, we want to stay anonymous, to control what others know about us. But on the other hand, we willingly share so much...
However, they're a great stepping stone into protecting your online privacy, and by changing your IP address and encrypting your data, they help distance you from what you're doing online.
5 key steps to defend your digital privacy under Delaware's new law  The News Journal
Request Records through the Freedom of Information Act or Privacy Act  FEMA

Featured News Stories

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...
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...
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...