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WorksheetsDigital Footprint Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3hrs 16mins
What is your digital footprint?
A real footprint in the computer
the time you spend on a computer
the digital trail left by everything you do online
the amount of electronic devices you buy in a year
Everything posted online is going to get deleted when...?
you die
it is not recorded if you are under 18
Never! It creates a permanent record
Once a year
Who can see or use the data from your digital footprint?
Your digital footprint is potentially visible to everyone.
Data from your digital footprint cannot be used for commercial purposes by others
Your digital footprint is visible to professionals, but they need your permission to go through the data.
Only the police have access to the private information you put on the Internet.
What can you do to minimize any negative consequences of your digital footprint?
Do not share private information
Do not overshare
Think carefully before you post
All are wise things to do to minimize your risk
Who is in charge of your Digital Footprint?
Your parents
Your Technology teacher
You, yourself
The police
How could you improve your digital footprint?
Check your social media privacy settings
Share your information with a good friend so they can help you stay safe online
Never post anything
It is not necessary to think before you post; you are a minor (under 18 years old), so you are safe.
When you post something mean and you delete it later, everything will be alright
True
False
When you become an adult you have a new Digital Footprint.
True
False
Once you post something, you can no longer control who might have copied it and what they may do with it.
True
False
You don't have to ask permission to post a picture with other people in it, as long as you took the picture yourself.
True
False
What is personal information?
Information that allows others to get to know you, but not find or hurt you.
Information that should never be shared with anyone else. It could allow a stranger to find you or hurt you.
What is private information?
Information that allows others to get to know you, but not find or hurt you.
Information that should never be shared with anyone else. It could allow a stranger to find you or hurt you.
You’ve sent a personal picture to a friend online which you only want them to see. Is there anything you should consider?
Think before you post or send. Once it is out there, you cannot take it back and that person can share it however they want.
If you change your mind about that person seeing your photo, you can just delete it.
If you only send it to one person, no one else will ever have access to it.
Your friend regrets posting a particular picture and wants to take it down. Is that possible and how would they do that?
It is very easy to take down a photo posted. Just press the delete button and then no one can ever see it again.
You have to ask a professional to take it down and delete your digital footprint trail.
You can delete it and then it is easy to see who made a copy of it so that you can delete it from their devices as well.
A photo can easily be deleted from your account, but someone might have already saved it or made a copy of it.
A photo can easily be deleted from your account, but someone might have already saved it or made a copy of it.
No. There are no rules to the internet and anything I do on there is okay.
Yes. Even though the internet feels safe, you have to be careful because you can get in trouble in real life if you are doing something bad online.
