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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

Multiple bills highlight challenge protecting children online
Lawmakers are considering more than a dozen bill proposals to protect children online with many carrying speech and privacy challenges.
Australia is tightening the rules on children’s privacy – here’s how it will work
As part of the long overdue update, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act in 2024 directed the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to develop a code to better protect...
Prince Harry Says He's “Kept Awake At Night” Over “Privacy Issue”
Prince Harry shared his hopes that these conversations would push for real reform, and even government regulations, to protect online privacy.
not.bot Introduces Privacy-First Digital Identity Verification to Restore Trust Online - The AI Journal
not.bot Introduces Privacy-First Digital Identity Verification to Restore Trust Online  The AI Journal
UK watchdog urges parents to teach kids online privacy early - newskarnataka.com
UK watchdog urges parents to teach kids online privacy early  newskarnataka.com
Social Platform Comparison: Privacy, Engagement, and Community Dynamics - Online Tech Tips
Social Platform Comparison: Privacy, Engagement, and Community Dynamics  Online Tech Tips
Call for parents to teach online privacy like road safety
Three in four parents fear their child cannot make safe choices about personal data online, the data watchdog finds.
Treat online privacy like stranger danger, regulator warns parents
Some 35% of parents believe their child would ‘share personal information in exchange for game tokens or rewards’, according to an ICO survey.
Australia is tightening the rules on children’s privacy – here’s how it will work
As part of the long overdue update, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act in 2024 directed the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to develop a code to better protect...
Prince Harry Says He's “Kept Awake At Night” Over “Privacy Issue”
Prince Harry shared his hopes that these conversations would push for real reform, and even government regulations, to protect online privacy.

Featured News Stories

They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets. - NYTimes.com
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...
Colleges looking at applicants' social media in admissions process
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...
Are teenagers really careless about online privacy Technology The Guardian
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...