100R2 Digital Footprint

When you use the internet, you create a of information known as your digital footprint. This footprint can grow in various ways, such as by posting on social media, to newsletters, leaving online reviews, or shopping online.

Digital footprints are relatively permanent. Once data is made public, as can happen with Facebook posts, users have limited control over how others may use that information. A person’s digital footprint can significantly influence their online reputation, which is now regarded as just as important as their offline reputation. Your digital footprint can affect applications for jobs and study in the future.