Digital Footprints: Why They Do More Harm Than Good

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By Lydia Kljajic

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Your digital footprint is the trail of personal data
you leave behind while using the internet.
Source: Lisa Ostrikoff, How Your Digital Footprint Can Hurt You

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Active digital footprints occur when personal data is
publicised knowingly.
Source: Jen Marten, Active and Passive Digital Footprints

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Passive digital footprints occur when personal data is
stored unknowingly.
Source: Jen Marten, Active and Passive Digital Footprints

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Learning to control our passive footprints is an
integral part of maintaining a positive reputation.

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Our personal data exists everywhere…
Source: Homeland Security, Digital Footprint: Assessing Risk and Impact

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"There is a big difference between the internet
of things and other security issues.”
- Joshua Corman
Source: Home, hacked home; the internet of things

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you can’t predict
how your footprint will affect you in 50 years.
Technology is moving so fast,

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The example set by your parents and
grandparents is outdated.
Source: Kerri Flanagan, Teaching my 60-year-old father how to text

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Universities are looking at prospective
students’ digital footprints when reviewing
applications for admission.
Source: Natasha Singer, They loved you G.P.A. then they saw your tweets

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Employers are looking at prospective employees’
digital footprints
to see if they will fit into the workplace culture.
Source: Suzanne Bowness, Five Ways to Be a Smart Social Media User in Your Job Hunt

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80% of human resources professionals use personal data found online
as part of their hiring process.
70% have rejected a job candidate due to what they found online.
Source: Dan Schawbel, The Reputation Economy Is Coming – Are You Prepared?

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“It’s too risky not to look.”
- Deborah Howden
Source: Suzanne Bowness, Five Ways to Be a Smart Social Media User in Your Job Hunt

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Digital footprints also affect relationships...

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Relationships are affected by miscommunications
caused by technology.
Written word can’t convey delicate feelings,
leading to lacklustre communication.
Source: Randi Gunther, Can text messages damage intimate communication?

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In the future, we’re doomed to remember
relationships through abbreviated text and
filtered images, rather than hand-written love
letters and candid pictures.

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It is up to you to
monitor your
online reputation.

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Sometimes your best self isn’t
reflected in your digital footprint.

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Be honest with your employers and don’t
forget to do some “spring cleaning”.
Source: Cleaning Your Digital Footprint

20. CREDITS
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