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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

This secure messaging app is becoming more popular with federal employees — and there might be a case for everyone else to use it, too.
You might think you're operating system gives you the privacy you need, but unless you're using an OS like Tails Linux, your privacy cannot be guaranteed.
Schools are adopting IoT for better learning, but are student privacy and data security at risk? Discover 8 essential tips to keep children's information safe ...
It seems like suddenly everyone is an "expert" on FERPA, an obscure privacy law that most of us had never heard of a week ago. View Entire Post › ...
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 ...
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Adam Andreotta does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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 ...
Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy  BBC.com
Understanding Digital Privacy in the Modern World Through its Risks, Tools, and Best Practices  New Jersey Digest

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