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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

I Spoke With Some of the Most Private People Online, and Here's What They Sacrifice  Lifehacker
FTC Finalizes Long-Awaited Child Online Privacy Rule Amendments  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Wrangle your online privacy with some free tools (and a little bit of time)  Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree
Data Privacy Week: Take control of your privacy by limiting what you share online  West Virginia University
Roblox’s age checks could reshape youth marketing, online privacy landscapes  eMarketer
How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data  Electronic Frontier Foundation
Protect Yourself From Meta’s Latest Attack on Privacy  Electronic Frontier Foundation
Privacy Statement  American Cancer Society
5 simple ways to regain your data privacy online - starting today  ZDNET
LGBT Q&A: Your Online Speech and Privacy Questions, Answered  Electronic Frontier Foundation

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