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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

Sharing personal information online creates privacy risks. But once your information is on the internet, removing it completely is almost impossible. Wirecutter’s privacy expert aimed to take back...
AG Coleman among 37 states demanding online privacy protections for kids  WKYT
The growing debate over expanding age-verification laws  TechCrunch
5 social media safety tips to protect your privacy online  Kurt the CyberGuy
iTop VPN: A Reliable Free VPN Solution for Enhancing Online Privacy  vocal.media
When it comes to internet privacy, be very afraid, analyst suggests  Harvard Gazette
How to Be an Online Privacy Snob  National Cybersecurity Alliance
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Children’s Online Privacy Legislation - U.S. Senate...  U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation (.gov)
Key findings about Americans and data privacy  Pew Research Center
Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information  Pew Research Center

Featured News Stories

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...
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
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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...