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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

A 2025 Guide to Digital Security & Cybersecurity | Stay Safe Online  Security.org
FTC Finalizes Amendments to COPPA Rule  Jones Day
Vermont Agency of Education offers advice to protect privacy as kids go back to school  WPTZ
EFF Tells Virginia Court That Constitutional Privacy Protections Forbid Cops from Finding out Everyone Who Searched for a Keyword  Electronic Frontier Foundation
CCIA Urges Caution on Louisiana Age Verification Bill That Puts Online Privacy at Risk  CCIA
How Far Do You Go for Online Privacy?  Lifehacker
New FTC Final Rule Changes COPPA Obligations for Online Services Collecting Data from Children  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
An online tool based on the Internet of Things and intelligent blockchain technology for data privacy and security in rural and agricultural development  Nature
Getting Ready for Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act—A New Trendsetter?  JD Supra
Age assurance and privacy: Regulatory trends in youth online protection  IAPP

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