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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

Latest news and live updates on today’s Senate hearing on child online safety with 5 big tech CEOs as efforts to regulate social media continue ramping up nationwide.
U.S. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Review and Outlook – 2024  Gibson Dunn
Senator proposes new encryption provision in bill against online child exploitation  The Record from Recorded Future News
Protect your privacy online for good with this data removal service, now $116 off  Boing Boing
Attorney General Bonta, Assemblymember Wicks, Senator Skinner Introduce Legislation to Protect Youth Online  California Department of Justice
Maritimers talk online privacy after AI Taylor Swift photos  CTV News Atlantic
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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
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...
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