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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

Wiley-Represented Amicus Coalition Helps Strengthen Limits on Privacy Lawsuits with Ninth Circuit Win for Microsoft  Wiley Rein
Digital Footprints: 6 in 10 Americans Have Something Online They Don’t Want Others to Find [Survey]  All About Cookies
Norton Privacy Monitor 2025: Is It Worth the Money?  All About Cookies
Blockchain technology, originally designed to power cryptocurrencies, offers a fundamentally different model. Its decentralized ledger allows for anonymous and verifiable transactions. Every ...
Protect your privacy in 2025 with 11 practical steps, including secure messaging apps, limiting AI data sharing and managing Google tracking to regain control of your personal information.
Other than potentially exposing our data to unnecessary risk, targeting VPNs could lead people down dangerous avenues. Smaller, potentially dangerous VPNs may see an increase in traffic. People will...
But you don’t need big tech know-how to take some small, simple steps to better protect your privacy, and to build an online space that feels as free and safe as speaking with those closest to ...
Sharing personal information online creates privacy risks. Our expert shares how he tried to disappear from the internet – and why you might want to, as well.
The U.K.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including pornography and content about suicide and self harm. While some sites have...
Lightspeed Outdoors Xtra Wide Quick Set Up Privacy Tent Toilet Camp Shower PO For Sale Online  michiganreview.com

Featured News Stories

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Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
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Opinion Should parents be criminally liable for kids' cyberbullying - CNN.com
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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...