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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

Third-party cookies have long been a go-to tactic for many marketers who rely on personal data for targeted ad delivery across the internet. However, as digital privacy concerns have grown, so has ...
Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and privacy issues for the broadband ... Fort Collins Connexion is the best internet ...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement between the State of California and DoorDash on February 21, 2024, regarding allegations that DoorDash ...
Now, new reporting from Consumer Reports reveals several video doorbells with the Amazon’s Choice distinction have haphazard levels of security. That allows anyone to pair and take control of the ...
the Norwegian DPA warned the issue is a “huge fork in the road” for privacy rights in Europe. “Is data protection a fundamental right for everyone, or is it a luxury reserved for the wealthy? The ...
Federally sponsored event highlighting online privacy occurring in March  KHQ Right Now
Self CEO outlines vision for improving privacy and data on the web  TheStreet
How to protect your child’s privacy online  WSOC Charlotte
Internet Privacy Is A Disability Rights Issue | TechPolicy.Press  Tech Policy Press
Smartphone ownership among younger children is increasing rapidly. Many primary school children now own smartphones and they have become the norm in high school.

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...
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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
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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...