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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

Federal judge says class privacy claims may proceed against online mental health platform  Courthouse News Service
Heritage Action urges House panel to advance kids’ online safety bill  The Hill
Major Instagram update to give parents more control with new teen privacy settings  More Radio
Best privacy app for Android of 2024  TechRadar
The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content, and improving sleep for users under 18.
Countries abandoning physical cash entirely, in favor of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), is not science-fiction. Digital payments are convenient and efficient, but those advantages can blind...
The social media firm said it will port all designated accounts automatically to teen accounts, which will be private accounts by default. Several studies have linked social media use to higher...
Another AI technique designed to secure personal data is to selectively delete information that could compromise privacy, a process akin to what happens in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released a video Monday emphasizing the “urgent need” to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), aimed at increasing children’s digital safety and ...
Internet privacy and security have become essential concerns for individuals and businesses alike in this rapidly evolving digital landscape. With an ever-increasing reliance on web-based activities...

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...
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...
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...