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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

X-VPN Highlights Privacy-First Approach with New Cross-Platform Upgrades
Unlike most free VPNs, X-VPN allows free mobile users to manually select from 26 server regions—including cities across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This avoids auto-routing through distant...
What the Tech? Protect your online privacy with Google's free tool for hiding personal data
If you have ever Googled your own name, you may have been surprised by what turned up. Entire websites publish details such as your address, phone number, email, relatives’ names, and even photos of...
Can You Really Disappear Online?
We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Christine Cyr Clisset, Caira Blackwell, Rosie Guerin, Abigail Keel and Max ...
Brazil passes new law to protect children’s online privacy
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday welcomed the signing of a new law in Brazil designed to protect children's rights online, describing the legislation as a significant advancement and encouraging...
Tough cookies: false sense of online privacy due to so-called legitimate interest - Univers magazine
Tough cookies: false sense of online privacy due to so-called legitimate interest  Univers magazine
Trying to protect your child's privacy online? You'll need more than an emoji
Though experts broadly agreed blurring or obscuring a child's face should not be the only privacy measure parents considered when posting pictures online, Joanne Orlando, a digital wellbeing ...
Children's best interests should anchor Canada's approach to their online privacy
In 2025, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence access for the public at large also means growing concern about the mental health impact of screen time on children and their AI engagement.
X-VPN Highlights Privacy-First Approach with New Cross-Platform Upgrades
Unlike most free VPNs, X-VPN allows free mobile users to manually select from 26 server regions—including cities across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This avoids auto-routing through distant...
This One Google Maps Trick Could Help Protect Your Privacy—But There’s a Big Catch
If you want more privacy, hiding your home from Google Street View is a simple step you can take. Just keep in mind that once you do it, you can't undo it, ever.
What the Tech? Protect your online privacy with Google's free tool for hiding personal data
If you have ever Googled your own name, you may have been surprised by what turned up. Entire websites publish details such as your address, phone number, email, relatives’ names, and even photos of...

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...