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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

Apple changes Hide My Email system, raises privacy questions - The American Bazaar
Apple changes Hide My Email system, raises privacy questions  The American Bazaar
Canada Proposes Major Reforms to Federal Laws Governing Privacy, AI Chatbots and Other Online Services - McMillan LLP
Canada Proposes Major Reforms to Federal Laws Governing Privacy, AI Chatbots and Other Online Services  McMillan LLP
"By the time a child turns 13, there are 72 million pieces of data on them": Dan Richardson on Australia's Children's Online Privacy Code - exchangewire.com
"By the time a child turns 13, there are 72 million pieces of data on them": Dan Richardson on Australia's Children's Online Privacy Code  exchangewire.com
Why celebrities and influencers are paying more attention to online privacy
Safeguarding private communications is critically important today. This is especially relevant to celebrities. Read more here.
Stop Ignoring Your Router. This Is How to Optimize Privacy
Cybersecurity experts say outdated router security protocols might be exposing your entire home network. Here's what to do.
Why celebrities and influencers are paying more attention to online privacy
Safeguarding private communications is critically important today. This is especially relevant to celebrities. Read more here.
Stop Ignoring Your Router. This Is How to Optimize Privacy
Cybersecurity experts say outdated router security protocols might be exposing your entire home network. Here's what to do.
Why celebrities and influencers are paying more attention to online privacy
Safeguarding private communications is critically important today. This is especially relevant to celebrities. Read more here.
Top Strategies to Protect Your Online Privacy from AI Tracking and Data Collection
In the age of AI-driven tracking, protecting personal information online is more important than ever. Online privacy tips can help you safeguard sensitive data, reduce your digital footprint, and ...
Stop Ignoring Your Router. This Is How to Optimize Privacy
Cybersecurity experts say outdated router security protocols might be exposing your entire home network. Here's what to do.

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...