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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

Which States Have Consumer Data Privacy Laws?  Bloomberg Law
This Internet Browser Is the Worst for Your Privacy—Chances Are, You’re Using It Now  Reader's Digest
Disney to pay $10 million over alleged violations of children’s online privacy  Los Angeles Times
How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation  Electronic Frontier Foundation
What to Expect from the FTC in Youth Privacy and Online Safety  Perkins Coie
Google misled users about their privacy and now owes them $425m, says court  Malwarebytes
Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today  EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information Center
Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Online Privacy: Vermont Joins the Group  JD Supra
Online Privacy for Less: This VPN Is Only $40  PCMag
The future of online privacy: why VPNs will be non-negotiable  TechRadar

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