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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

Children’s Online Privacy and Safety: State Laws, Age-Appropriate…  Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”  American Civil Liberties Union
$30M YouTube child privacy settlement: How to file a claim  5newsonline.com
Businesses face mounting cyber risks—here's how to protect yourself  Financial Post
How to Stay Anonymous Online: Simple Tips for Everyday Privacy  Times Square Chronicles
Maryland's New Online Data Privacy Act: Sweeping Protections for Consumer Health Data and Implications for Health Care, Life Sciences, and AI  Baker Donelson
Kurt Knutsson's guide covers social media privacy protection through location settings, account privacy controls and two-factor authentication to prevent scams and data breaches.
Open the Settings app, swipe down to the bottom, and choose Privacy & Security. Choose Tracking, and tick off the All Apps to Request to Track setting. You’ll also see any apps you’ve given...
The thing is, Google was the only company that could have forced the web to change. More specifically, it’s the only company that could have forced the internet to respect your privacy. If Google ...
Apple released iOS 26 in September, and the update introduced a handful of new features to your iPhone such as call screening and new ringtones. The update also included some improved privacy...

Featured News Stories

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Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
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Opinion Should parents be criminally liable for kids' cyberbullying - CNN.com
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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...
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