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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

Video House takes on 2 bills about safety and privacy online  ABC News
The New Digital Side Hustle Culture: How Students Are Earning Online While Protecting Their Privacy  CU Independent
ICO Eyes Mobile Games in Child Online Privacy Probe  digit.fyi
Across California, from busy metro areas to suburbs like those in the Santa Clarita Valley, people are relying on the internet for nearly every part of daily life. Work, school […] ...
As digital footprints become increasingly difficult to erase, experts are emphasizing the importance of managing one's online presence to protect privacy. From social media posts to websites visited...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate of 19 bills related to kids online safety and privacy next week amid a new push to pass protections for young users.   The ...
Thomas Nolan of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP examines key trends in state-level regulatory enforcement of consumer privacy laws in 2025, including divergent state approaches, interstate...
Technology Technology   The Big Story House panel prepares to take up kids’ online safety bills The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate ...
Children’s online privacy in mobile games under spotlight  Information Commissioner's Office
Surfshark VPN A Reliable and User Friendly Solution for Online Privacy  Programming Insider

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...