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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

From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy Badger  Electronic Frontier Foundation
Lock It Down: 12 Simple Ways to Secure Your Online Life  PCMag
Age Verification to Protect Youth Online: Using Zero Knowledge Proofs  New America
US State Age Verification Efforts Threaten Online Speech and Privacy – The Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Them  New America
With Youth Privacy ‘Deeply Under Threat,’ Professor Proposes New Model for Protection  University of Virginia School of Law
UI student files privacy lawsuit, boycotts class until school improves online security  Iowa City Press-Citizen
The CNIL publishes a "manga" in English to raise awareness about data protection and online privacy  CNIL
How to use a VPN to protect your online privacy  ZDNET
Marquette Business’ Kellstadt Lecture to discuss online privacy, role of parents in monitoring kids’ internet behaviors, May 2  Marquette University
Dhol Matrimony Redefines Online Matchmaking with AI-Powered, Scam-Resistant and Privacy-First Platform  TheWire.in

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