Digital Footprint

What is a digital footprint?

• A digital footprint is when you leave your footprints on your screen

• A digital footprint is a type of fun game to play

• A digital footprint is funny movie

• A digital footprint is the record of your online activities and interactions.

Answer explanation

Great start, you are correct a digital footprint can be created by anything that you search up, post on a social media platform or your private information. it does not matter if it is your information or your parents this can lead to a breach of personal information from hackers and can interrupt your dream job in the future.

How long does your digital footprint last online

Answer explanation

Correct!!,

Your Digital footprint can last your whole life and there is no way of getting rid of anything that you do.

How do you remove something from your digital footprint?

• Ask your parents to remove what you want gone

• You can not remove it

• Just delete what you want to delete, easy!

• Just use a different laptop

Answer explanation

Great work!

Unfortunately there is no way of getting rid of anything that you post online it is there FOREVER, think beofre you post anything or share with a stranger online,

What is ok to share online?

• Where I live

• My birthday

• My Favourite ice cream flavour

• My Mums phone number

Answer explanation

That is correct, a hacker doesn't care about what Ice cream flavour you love so that is something the whole world can know.

but please do not share anything that relates to your private life such as the examples.

Can I share my personal information such as passwords and Birthdays online

• Never share your birthday online, but it is fine to share all your passwords.

• this is safe, share both your birthday and passwords online.

• share your birthday, but do not share your passwords online.

• You should never share any personal information to a stranger or online.

Answer explanation

Any personal information that you share online can make it easier for the bad guys such as hackers or identity thieves to use it against you. Also allowing them to gather more information about you.

Why is it important to keep my digital footprint clean

• So I can win any game

• to help me complete my homework

• So that I'm safe and I can achieve anything I want to

• so that I can skip school

Answer explanation

it is really important that you keep your digital footprint clean, the only people in your life that should ever know your personal information is your family. You also need to make sure that your digital footprint is clean as one day you can get your dream job!!