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Digital footprint

Digital footprint

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Digital footprint

- [Instructor] Throughout this course, we'll discuss ways which can help you stay safe and secure when using the internet. And in most cases, this involves staying safe from people with malicious intent who are looking to compromise your privacy, security or personal information. There is another person that you need to be aware of though and that is yourself. Whenever you're active online, you're contributing to your digital footprint. Your digital footprint is your collective trail of actions while using the internet. This includes your social media activity, articles and assignments you submit, purchases you make and much more. And although some of this information is kept more private than others, it all contributes to your digital footprint. I must admit that the great majority of students I've worked with are surprised about how much of their digital footprint is actually public. Have you Googled yourself lately? I recommend doing so and when you do, what do you find? Now, you…

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