What is a Digital footprint?
A digital footprint is your reputation that you built online. A digital footprint is defined from your actions, communication, activities, and things you post online. You leave your footprint when you visit a website and say or do something that impacts yourself or others online.
Definition of digital footprint according to Media
Digital footprint: All of the information found online about a person either posted by that person or by another person intentionally or unintentionally is known as their footprint.
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How your digital footprint can become a problem for you now or in future
Some people post things online without even relizing that what could be the consequences of the actions that they perform online. These people don't realize that the stuff they post online could be seen by others. Many authorities lost their job due to their inappropriate behaviors that they performed online. Their digital footprint didn't only affected their career but they also lost their reputation.
So, please "Think B4 you click" is that really something that you want your friends, parents, couches and your future employees and employers to see. If not, then don't post it, don't say it. Assume that the whole world is watching. You don't want to be the one who lost his/her future job just due to a dumb picture that you posted online years ago.
Furthermore, once you post something online it is impossible to remove it because its permanent and it will stay there for your whole life and maybe after your death. Even if you take offensive materials down it will always there for companies to retrieve it. To scare you even more the things that you later posted could be already saved, copied or sent to someone else.................. Someone you didn't wanna show it to.
So, please do us a favor "Think B4 you click".
So, please "Think B4 you click" is that really something that you want your friends, parents, couches and your future employees and employers to see. If not, then don't post it, don't say it. Assume that the whole world is watching. You don't want to be the one who lost his/her future job just due to a dumb picture that you posted online years ago.
Furthermore, once you post something online it is impossible to remove it because its permanent and it will stay there for your whole life and maybe after your death. Even if you take offensive materials down it will always there for companies to retrieve it. To scare you even more the things that you later posted could be already saved, copied or sent to someone else.................. Someone you didn't wanna show it to.
So, please do us a favor "Think B4 you click".
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How can I protect my digital footprint?
Here are some ways that will help you protect your digital footprint
"Think B4 you Click"
- Guard your privacy
- Protect your reputation
- Know that nothing is private online
- Assume that everyone is watching
- Apply the Golden rule
- Choose wisely - not everything online is good for you
- Don't hide behind your screen name - people will find out who you are?
- Be smart and safe
"Think B4 you Click"