Scams and Schemes Trillion Dollar Footprint

Your digital footprint is all the information about you online that only you post.

• True
• False

What kinds of information can make up a digital footprint?

• Online photos
• Comments that others post about you
• Both online photos and comments that others post about you
• Neither photos nor comments

What kinds of information would make a POSITIVE digital footprint?

• Photos of you doing work in the community
• A mean comment that you made on a friend’s website
• Inappropriate photos of you on a social network site

True or False: If you delete something that you posted online, you don't have to worry about anyone seeing it.

• True

• False

True or False: When you post something on social media, (Facebook, Instagram, or SnapChat) only you and your friends can see it.

• True

• False

Be careful what you share online. The things you post online can be used . . . (check all that apply)

• to steal your identity

• by an employer or college

• to arrest you

• by your parents to ground you

What should you do to create a positive digital footprint?

• Be friendly and polite when chatting.
• Create a username that does not reveal your identity.
• Post things about yourself that you wouldn�t mind other people sharing.
• all of the above

Digital footprints are ____ meaning that they last a long time, maybe even forever.

• helpful
• persistent
• temporary
• educational

What tips won't help you keep track of your digital footprint?

• can ask my friends what they think about me.
• I can create a social network profile with strong privacy settings.
• I can review any posts or photos that I�m tagged in.
• I can search for my name online.

True or false: Your digital footprint is all the information about you online that only you post.

• TRUE
• FALSE