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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

Reddit fined nearly $20 million by UK online privacy regulator for 'using children’s data unlawfully, potentially exposing them to inappropriate and harmful content'  PC Gamer
Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet  The Verge
Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns  AP News
Defending your online privacy  Daily Friend
Reddit Hit With $20 Million UK Data Privacy Fine Over Child Safety Failings  U.S. News & World Report
Reddit’s £14.5m fine precedes online safety law, UK privacy watchdog says  MLex
Reddit issued with £14.47m fine for children’s privacy failures  Information Commissioner's Office
Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns  Grand Haven Tribune
Police finding suspects from online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns  The Bradford Era
ARBITRATION UNLOCKED- Federal Court Grants Roblox’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in Privacy Class Action  The National Law Review

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