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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

Not against common taxpayer, new Income Tax bill won't breach taxpayer's online privacy: Report - Moneycontrol
Not against common taxpayer, new Income Tax bill won't breach taxpayer's online privacy: Report  Moneycontrol
'Throw it in the garbage': ACLU slams bills shielding kids from lewd online content
The result is going to be, like, Roblox doesn’t work in Arizona,” said Marilyn Rodriguez, who testified for the ACLU against some of the bills.
I-T Bill proposes govt can ‘override’ online access codes, sparking privacy concerns
Tax officials maintain that the Income-tax Bill has made no changes to the search and seizure provisions in the extant Income Tax Act, and any changes to the language have been made to make it easier...
New Income Tax Bill Won't Breach Taxpayers' Online Privacy: Report - NDTV
New Income Tax Bill Won't Breach Taxpayers' Online Privacy: Report  NDTV
'Throw it in the garbage': ACLU slams bills shielding kids from lewd online content
The result is going to be, like, Roblox doesn’t work in Arizona,” said Marilyn Rodriguez, who testified for the ACLU against some of the bills.
Not against common taxpayer, new Income Tax bill won't breach online taxpayer's privacy: Report
The new Income Tax Bill prescribes the existing process for tax authorities to gain access to the digital space or a computer device only during search and survey operations, and it is not aimed to...

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...