Digital Footprint

Digital Footprint Jenna Sept 23rd, 2020

How might your digital footprint affect your future opportunities?

A person’s digital footprint can affect their future opportunities because they may have a bad past on social media. For example, if you wanted a job, they may google your name to find out information about you, but they might find an inappropriate post or comment that you have made at one point. This can change everything about what a person thinks of you, and you won’t get the job for that reason. Another example is that a very prestigious university could turn down your application, even though your grades are great, your past behavior on social media can affect hugely.

Describe at least strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe

A strategy that you can use to keep your digital footprint clean and appropriate, is to not comment or post anything that you know isn’t right to do, or that you know you will regret later in life. Another strategy is to delete old accounts that you own on social media, they could include things you mad when you were younger that you wouldn’t like being seen by others. The last strategy is to have a private account on social medias and only let people you know follow you, this way not everyone is publicly able to see your posts and it will help keep you safe from strangers as well.

What information did you learn that you would pass on to other students? How would you go about telling them?

I would tell the students about the most important information, like that anyone can access your information, and your bad history on social media. I would explain to them about how things can ruin your future, and how things never go away once they’re on social media.

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