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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.

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Online Privacy Daily News Feed

FTC Finalizes Child Online Privacy Rule Updates, But Ferguson Eyes Further Changes
The updates “contain several measures improving data privacy and security protections for children” but “no one should have any doubt that these issues are the result of the Biden-Harris FTC’s...
Data Privacy Day 2025: History, Significance, Theme And All You Need To Know
The theme for Data Privacy Day 2025 is “Take control of your data,” emphasizing the need for vigilance by both individuals and organizations regarding data sharing and protection.
Has Data Privacy Week inspired you to protect your personal information? Surfshark VPN could be for you
We're coming to the end of Data Privacy Week, but for the Tom's Guide VPN team, every week is Data Privacy Week – and we're constantly sharing our advice and recommendations of how to protect...
Data Privacy Day 2025: Historical significance, importance and key practices you should follow
Data Privacy Day 2025 highlights the importance of protecting personal data in an increasingly digital world. Established in 2006, it raises awareness about online privacy risks. Key practices...
FTC Amends Regulations to Children’s Online Privacy Act, With Implications for Ed Tech - Education Week
FTC Amends Regulations to Children’s Online Privacy Act, With Implications for Ed Tech  Education Week
DeepSeek AI banned in Italy as data privacy concerns pile up - Tom's Guide
DeepSeek AI banned in Italy as data privacy concerns pile up  Tom's Guide
Why you need to review your app permissions now - Tom's Guide
Why you need to review your app permissions now  Tom's Guide
Why Princess Beatrice Is Choosing To Keep Her Daughter’s Image Off Social Media - Grazia
Why Princess Beatrice Is Choosing To Keep Her Daughter’s Image Off Social Media  Grazia
BBB Business Tip: Nine data privacy stats small businesses should know - BBB
BBB Business Tip: Nine data privacy stats small businesses should know  BBB
It's Data Privacy Day – 4 ways to protect your info online
If you hadn't heard, Tuesday, January 28 is officially Data Privacy Day – and I'm absolutely here for it. As VPN Editor at Tom's Guide, I spend my time reviewing the best VPNs and other cybersecurity...

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...