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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

Gen Z are often portrayed as the most vocal generation – confident in speaking up about issues that matter and unafraid to make their voices heard. But among younger Gen Z, something unexpected is ...
In 2025, over 36% of Americans report facing security issues while using public Wi‑Fi – here's a VPN that works anywhere.
France's data privacy watchdog CNIL recommended on Thursday that websites operating in the country should keep a register of internet users' refusal to accept online trackers known as cookies for at...
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...
Sarah Forland, policy analyst at OTI, provides an overview of the U.S. age verification landscape in her piece for Tech Policy Press.
A brand-new free VPN service built by the people behind ExpressVPN just dropped. On Thursday, ExpressVPN announced the release of EventVPN, a standalone free VPN for Apple mobile devices and...
With tech on board and Hollywood in revolt, Gavin Newsom’s call could reshape online privacy  Politico
Navigating Employee Privacy: Key Takeaways from Recent Damages Claim Under the GDPR Over Online Background Checks  JD Supra
California Senate Approves Bill To Curb Online Privacy Suits 06/13/2025  MediaPost
Swindon Residents Rethink Their Digital Footprints: The Growing Trend of Online Privacy  Swindon Link

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
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...
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...