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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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In today's digital age, maintaining online privacy and security is more important than ever. With increasing threats from hackers, identity thieves, and even ...
If you’ve heard that a VPN provider can help protect your privacy and security online, don’t believe the hype. The truth is that most people don’t actually need a VPN. By funneling all of ...
Earlier this year, Google ditched its plans to abolish support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. While privacy advocates called foul, the implications for users is not so clear cut.
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A VPN, short for virtual private network, is a security software designed to boost your privacy when browsing the web – and it can hide some metadata. VPNs encrypt your internet connection and spoof...
I wanted to help connect families online. Social media at that time felt so beautiful and wholesome to me. Now I'm a privacy expert, and I talk about the dangers of surveillance capitalism ...
Each has been mapped to particular age 7-11 learning outcome statements from the Education for a Connected World framework set out by the UK Council for Internet Safety. Avoiding account hacks The ...
Protect and manage your online data  California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
Learn how ChatGPT can help secure your digital life—from spotting phishing scams to protecting your devices and adjusting privacy settings.
Dr. Tim McGrew, professor of philosophy, details how companies track people's data and further solidify biases by altering search results.

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...
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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...