What is a digital footprint?

What is a digital footprint?

• A record of your online activity

• A type of digital currency

• A software development tool

• A method of data encryption

A digital footprint is sometimes called a digital shadow or an __________ footprint.

• analog

• virtual

• electronic

• cyber

Which of the following is an example of an active digital footprint?

• Posting on social media

• Websites collecting information about your visits

• Advertisers using your likes and shares

• Social networking sites tracking your activity

Which of the following is an example of a passive digital footprint?

• Posting on social media

• Completing an online form

• Websites collecting information about your visits

• Subscribing to a newsletter

Explain the difference between active and passive digital footprints.

• Active digital footprints are created when a user deliberately shares information online, while passive digital footprints are collected without the user's knowledge.

• Active digital footprints are collected without the user's knowledge, while passive digital footprints are created when a user deliberately shares information online.

• Both active and passive digital footprints are created without the user's knowledge.

• There is no difference between active and passive digital footprints.

Why do digital footprints matter?

• They help in tracking online activities.

• They are irrelevant in the digital age.

• They have no impact on privacy.

• They are only used for marketing purposes.

Digital footprints matter because they are relatively ________, and once the data is public – or even semi-public, as may be the case with Facebook posts – the owner has little control over how others will use it.

• temporary

• permanent

• invisible

• irrelevant

A digital footprint can determine a person’s digital reputation, which is now considered as important as their ________ reputation.

• offline

• financial

• social

• professional

Employers can check their potential employees’ digital footprints, particularly their social media, before making hiring decisions.

• True

• False

Colleges and universities can check their prospective students’ digital footprints before accepting them.

• True

• False