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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

Online data privacy: Student perspectives at UW  dailyuw.com
Worried About Privacy Online? This Top-Rated VPN Is Up to 77% Off  Rolling Stone
UI student files privacy lawsuit, boycotts class until school improves online security  Iowa City Press-Citizen
As digital technologies become increasingly integral to university life, UW is working to modernize its data privacy policies, a space in modern learning fraught with ethical dilemmas and arguments...
For years, Google has promised to make the internet respect your privacy by blocking third-party cookies in Chrome. The idea was that it would create an alternative known as “Privacy Sandbox,” which...
The internet is a nosy place. In this series, Lifehacker explains how to protect one of the most important aspects of modern life: your privacy. Everyone wants privacy, but how far are you willing ...
Most of us browse the internet the same way: we hop on our favorite web browser. However, as users have become more concerned about their privacy and what personal information ...
Modern privacy threats aren’t theoretical. The risks are real, and they’re actively shaping our kid’s futures.
Surfshark has just become the first VPN provider to unveil a privacy-first public DNS service. Unlike DNS servers that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) offers you by default, Surfshark DNS ...
A University of Iowa student who feels his online security and that of all UI ... support services for any student who may experience a privacy violation.” Muklewicz said what he heard from ...

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