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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

NEW YORK -- Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging the social media company violated a children's online privacy law.
The Justice Department said TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.
The US Department of Justice sued TikTok today, accusing the short-video platform of illegally collecting data on millions of kids and demanding a permanent injunction "to put an end to TikTok’s ...
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok over its alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a privacy guide for businesses that have a presence on the internet.
The US Department of Justice has filed a new lawsuit against the social media platform, alleging that TikTok hasn’t been successful in preventing children from joining its app and has illegally ...
The U.S. Justice department hit TikTok with a lawsuit, this time pertaining to child privacy violations, which is overshadowed by a pending U.S. ban.
NEW YORK (AP) — Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging the social media company violated a children's online privacy law.

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