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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

Raising privacy-savvy kids doesn’t have to be complicated. By starting the conversation early, using simple guidelines, and leading by example, parents can foster a strong sense of online ...
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 ...
A lot of the rules regarding our online privacy, protections for kids in the digital world or guardrails for artificial intelligence are determined by which state you live in. States are ...
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There are few limits on how businesses can collect, use and sell data about their customers. Grocery stores are now big data companies, thanks to their savings awards programs. As ...
The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has rattled the tech industry with the release of free, cheaply made AI models that compete with the best US products such as ChatGPT. Users...
His father allows him to go online at his home without monitoring. I have told his father I do not agree with this, but he says at his age, our son needs his privacy. Our son is 11. What’s good ...
Hot Takes: Online Privacy  25 News Now
Privacy Roundup: Week 7 of Year 2025  Security Boulevard
Privacy concerns: South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores  Tribune Online

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