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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

The Federal Trade Commission's Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule would likely reduce the quality of content available to children and allows the FTC to make child-rearing decisions instead of...
Philip N. Yannella and Tim Dickens of Blank Rome LLP discuss New Jersey's Daniel's Law, which prohibits the posting or disclosure of address and telephone information of certain New Jersey public ...
At least 31,031 people affected last year Stalkerware has reached "pandemic proportions," according to Kaspersky, which documented a total of 31,031 people affected by the intrusive software in 2023...
Big tech is making money hand over fist with your data. And while the states are picking up the slack on privacy legislation, Congress remains AWOL.
Oregon’s attorney general and three of her counterparts are leading a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general in urging the Federal Trade Commission to update technology rules to protect...
Federal and state regulators have previously prioritized minors’ online privacy regulation, and this trend is poised to continue in 2024.Chief among these laws is ...
The investigation follows reports of a London clinic staff member getting caught while trying to access Kate’s medical notes while she was receiving treatment there.
While general paranoia around data privacy may generate PR firestorms for companies without ... The College Board, which contracts with school districts, offers online accounts where students can ...
Despite offering superb features, there is no debating they aren’t designed with online privacy in mind. In today’s digital world, which is rife with cybercriminals, government snooping ...
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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...