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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

How to Teach Kids the Importance of Digital Privacy
Modern privacy threats aren’t theoretical. The risks are real, and they’re actively shaping our kid’s futures.
Michigan AG Dana Nessel files lawsuit against Roku for allegedly violating children's data privacy laws
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against Roku, Inc., claiming the company violates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Michigan Consumer Protection...
How to Protect Your Online Privacy: 3 Simple Steps to Stay Safe on the Internet
The world might feel like a sh*t show right now, and maybe the internet does too, but you can still get what you need online without losing your privacy — or your mind. Most of the things we love ...
Surfshark has launched a free, privacy-first, public DNS service - here's what you need to know
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 ...
Michigan AG Dana Nessel Throws the Gavel at Roku for Alleged Child Privacy Violations
Michigan's AG Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Roku, alleging violations of children's online privacy laws by collecting personal data without proper consent.
Arkansas Enacts Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (Act), which will become ...
New COPPA Rule to take effect in June - K-12 Dive
New COPPA Rule to take effect in June  K-12 Dive
WorkComposer employee monitoring app leak exposes 21 million screenshots online - TechSpot
WorkComposer employee monitoring app leak exposes 21 million screenshots online  TechSpot
How to Protect Your Online Privacy: 3 Simple Steps to Stay Safe on the Internet
The world might feel like a sh*t show right now, and maybe the internet does too, but you can still get what you need online without losing your privacy — or your mind. Most of the things we love ...
To ensure child safety online, move age verification protections to the app store
Age verification at the app store or OS level represents a balanced approach that preserves the benefits of the internet while helping to mitigate its risks.

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...