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WorksheetsL3 - What is a digital footprint?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
If you post something mean about someone, you can just delete it and everything will be OK
Private information can be copied and sent to anyone.
Anything you do online leaves a permanent record.
Companies track what you search for.
Clearing your browsing history removes your digital footprint
When you become an adult, you get a new digital footprint, and the one you had when you were a teenager is erased.
When you go online, you …
a. can choose what information is recorded about you.
b. leave a trail showing where you’ve been and what you’ve been doing.
c. send information to recruiters.
Which of the following activities can contribute to your digital footprint?
Joining an online dating site
Reviewing a product on a shopping site
Signing up to an online newsletter
Signing up to an online news service
Sharing other people’s posts on social media
Other people can affect your digital footprint. Is this true or false?
True
False
Do advertisers use data from digital footprints to sell products?
Yes
No
If you delete a post or photo will it contribute to your digital footprint?
Yes, it may still be stored or passed on to others.
No, once it is deleted it is gone forever.
Can using aggressive language in a social media post create a negative digital footprint? True or false.
True
False
Select each statement that is correct.
Your digital footprint is:
the number of digital devices you own
a digital record of everything you do online
the number of hours you spend online each month
information stored online about you
