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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.

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Online Privacy Daily News Feed

Children’s Online Privacy: Recent Actions by the States and the FTC
AT A GLANCE - As the digital world becomes an integral part of children's lives, state legislatures are placing greater emphasis ...
CNET Survey: 43% of Americans Use VPNs, Citing Privacy as the Primary Reason. Experts Expect That Number to Rise
Men tend to use a VPN more than women. Half of the men surveyed have used or currently use a VPN, compared to 36% of women. Younger generations tend to use VPNs more, with 50% of both Gen Zers and ...
Critics say online privacy bill concerning minors actually undermines parents
An online privacy bill that critics contend undermines parental rights is set for executive session Friday in the Senate Ways & Means Committee. Senate Bill 5708, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame, ...
Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy
Privacy campaigners have called Google's new rules on tracking people online "a blatant disregard for user privacy." Changes which come in on Sunday permit so-called "fingerprinting", which allows ...
Serious about online privacy? This 'live' Linux OS is for you
Tails stands for "The Amnesic Incognito Live System," and the operating system certainly lives up to that name. But what is Tails? Tails is a live operating system, which means it's not installed.
Doxing on Rise After Info Leaks About Judge in DOGE Case: Privacy Expert
An internet privacy expert has warned that the number of federal employees and judges being doxed online is soaring.
EU ditches plans to regulate tech patents, AI liability, online privacy
The European Commission on Wednesday scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, AI and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from EU ...
Can Wi-Fi Routers Track Your Browsing? Here's What I Learned After Reading 30,000 Words of Privacy Policies - CNET
Can Wi-Fi Routers Track Your Browsing? Here's What I Learned After Reading 30,000 Words of Privacy Policies  CNET
New FTC Final Rule Changes COPPA Obligations for Online Services Collecting Data from Children - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
New FTC Final Rule Changes COPPA Obligations for Online Services Collecting Data from Children  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
TikTok Introduces Enhanced Privacy Guides to Help Users Stay Safe Online - Influencer Marketing Hub
TikTok Introduces Enhanced Privacy Guides to Help Users Stay Safe Online  Influencer Marketing Hub

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...