Digital Footprint

Nix the pics: Any photo you post could be dug --- some day. Limit your sharing of questionable images. Fifteen minutes of humor is never worth a lifetime of potential humiliation.

Now that you know what a digital footprint is, take the proper steps to cultivate it.

Your digital footprint is also used --- advertisers to target you with customized ads.

Never put a temporary emotion on the permanent internet. Anger is temporary; online lasts forever. Pause before --- post: Think twice, post once

When you go online, you …

• can choose what information is recorded about you.

• leave a trail showing where you’ve been and what you’ve been doing.

• send information to recruiters.

If people search for information about you, they can find your …

• bookmarked websites.

• passwords

• digital footprint.

Someone could pretend to be you if you don’t log off when …

• abandoning a site.

• posting a comment.

• sharing a photo.

Think carefully before …

• sharing your favourite website online.

• sharing your comments online.

• sharing personal information online.

You should make your passwords difficult to guess by …

• using all capital letters.

• making them complex.

• including a symbol.

If a user reports inappropriate content, …

• web managers usually react immediately.

• recruiters often respond.

• other users want to read what they’ve said.

Which of the following best defines a 'digital footprint'?

• A record of your online activities

• A type of digital currency

• A digital map of your location

• A footprint made by a digital device