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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

In September 2022, the California legislature unanimously enacted the CAADCA and attempted to expand protections for children using the internet – and obligations for web entities that collect or use...
Federal children's online privacy legislation may soon clear a key hurdle, but regulators' and state lawmakers' efforts are more likely to lead to immediate change.
Advocates are pressing state lawmakers to pass stronger online consumer privacy laws. Fourteen states have laws that are inadequate, they warn. Sun-Times (file) Illinois once led the nation with ...
Internet users—almost all of us—are growing used to seeing requests for consent to gather our information: "Do you accept cookies from this website?" Most of us just click "yes" and continue browsing...
The best way to protect your privacy is by using a high-quality Virtual Private Network (VPN). This helps ensure your personal information remains personal while enjoying a cleaner, healthier...
“Recent litigation by American parents against social media companies should be sounding alarm bells for U.S. schools about their own obligation to protect the online privacy and security of their ...
This new research has revealed that several users previously identified as online Cheetah traders have changed the security and privacy settings of their online profiles to restrict public access and...
TaxAct Reaches Multimillion-Dollar Settlement In Online Privacy Suit  Forbes
How to delete yourself from the internet - Komando.com  Komando
US State Privacy Legislation Tracker  International Association of Privacy Professionals

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...