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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

SCOTUS’ Decision to Uphold the Texas Age Verification Law Jeopardizes Everyone’s Online Privacy and Security, Says OTI - New America
SCOTUS’ Decision to Uphold the Texas Age Verification Law Jeopardizes Everyone’s Online Privacy and Security, Says OTI  New America
Attorney General Bonta Announces Largest CCPA Settlement to Date, Secures $1.55 Million from Healthline.com - State of California - Department of Justice (.gov)
Attorney General Bonta Announces Largest CCPA Settlement to Date, Secures $1.55 Million from Healthline.com  State of California - Department of Justice (.gov)
Xfinity just added Wi-Fi-powered motion tracking to its routers — here's why it could be a privacy nightmare - Tom's Guide
Xfinity just added Wi-Fi-powered motion tracking to its routers — here's why it could be a privacy nightmare  Tom's Guide
Is Your Wi-Fi Router Tracking Your Browsing? Here’s What 30,000 Words of Privacy Policies Revealed - CNET
Is Your Wi-Fi Router Tracking Your Browsing? Here’s What 30,000 Words of Privacy Policies Revealed  CNET
Incogni Review 2025: Hands-On Testing of a Top-Notch Data Removal Tool - All About Cookies
Incogni Review 2025: Hands-On Testing of a Top-Notch Data Removal Tool  All About Cookies
9 online privacy risks you probably don’t know about
Privacy risks are hiding in plain sight, as your personal data is likely being collected, tracked, and sold without your knowledge.
Data Privacy Laws Should Be No-Brainer. Why Is Congress 25 Years Behind?
In 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act became law. COPPA was designed with the future of the Internet in mind. Dotcoms were fast on ...
The internet is gross—AdGuard’s helps you clean it up (and banish ads) on ever device in your household
If you care about privacy and want the internet to feel a little less like Times Square at rush hour, AdGuard is worth it.
How the Internet of Things impacts everyone’s privacy
Even if you don’t mind sharing data with an Internet of Things company, there are privacy risks to using such devices.
The Future of Digital Privacy: How New Tech Is Redefining Online Security
The coming years are likely to see a fusion of innovation and individual empowerment reshaping how people secure their digital lives.

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...