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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!

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If a user is found to be misrepresenting their age, their account will automatically be converted into a teen account.
Imagine an internet where your data can’t be stolen, your messages are completely private and online security is unbreakable. That’s the promise of quantum internet: a futuristic technology that...
Protecting your privacy just got easier with Google's enhanced "Results about you" tool. The system proactively scans for your phone number, address, and other personal data across the web.
Parents are told that keeping kids safe online is their responsibility, but by itself, no amount of good parenting is enough in the current online world.
How the video was cut, leaving out the e-cigarette and only showing Marc Muklewicz blowing out smoke, implied to some that he was using drugs during class, Muklewicz said.
The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Acts was recently reintroduced in the Senate. The proposed legislation is aimed at improving online ...
A University of Iowa student has brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging online privacy negligence in Zoom classes, asks for more security.
Keypoint: If signed by the governor, the Arkansas bill will create new obligations for the collection and processing of personal information for Arkansas children and teens under 16 years of age ...
You shouldn't be forced to choose between speed and privacy when you're surfing with ... and IKEv2 and OpenVPN protocols keep you safe online, and Surfshark's no logging policy ensures your ...
Let’s be clear: this isn’t internet safety. It’s a data privacy disaster waiting to happen.

Featured News Stories

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Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
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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...