What Is a Digital Footprint 4 Does My Information Stay Online Forever 6 How Do Websites Know Where I Am 8 How Do Websites Use Cookies 10 Does My Digital Shadow Follow Me 12 How Do Companies Use Digital Footprints 14 Will My Online Image Today Affect My Future 16 Can My Digital Footprint Put Me at Risk 18 Can I Delete My Digital Footprint 20 How Is My Digital Footprint Helpful 22 Can My Digital Footprint Be Positive 24 Will My Digital Footprint Change in the Future 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Every button you hit online adds to your digital footprint Every time you use the Internet you leave a little bit of your personal information behind This trail is called your digital footprint It is as if you are walking on a trail and leaving breadcrumbs behind Each breadcrumb represents a digital footprint Each breadcrumb is small But together they form an entire loaf of bread Likewise your individual digital footprints are linked They form an entire profile all about you Your digital footprint contains pieces of information It may include your name address phone number and birthday It also contains things you upload and actions you take You are always leaving digital footprints even if they are not visible As you use the Internet your activity is tracked and recorded These records add only a tiny bit of information to your entire digital footprint Your digital footprint grows larger in a very short amount of time Each newly loaded website Like on Facebook and e-mail draft are recorded and remembered forever WHAT IS A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT 1 4
Your Digital Footprint 12 Things You Need To Know
Provides 12 informative questions and answers about your digital footprint to stay smart with technology.
About This Book
By: Jill Roesler
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
