They can't find out I cyberbullied someone years ago...

Sorry to break it to you, but we can...

Your digital footprint is a record of your online interactions through the years.

Each time you are online, everything you see, write, or create, leaves a trace.

According to a recent survey, 75% of adults in the US who googled themselves said the results they found weren't positive.

What most people aren't aware of, is that their digital footprint affects their reputation as much as the things they do offline.

People have missed out on jobs and places in college because their digital footprint didn’t impress the recruiters.

Your digital footprint can even ruin your friendships and romantic relationships.

So, always be careful about what you publish, like, comment, text, etc. And never put your Instagram account on someone else's device; one can't know what they can do with it...

References:

Bîzga, A. (2022, March 17). What goes online, stays online: How a negative digital footprint can affect your life. Bitdefender. https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/what-goes-online-stays-online-how-a-negative-digital-footprint-can-affect-your-life/

British Council. (n.d.). Your digital footprint. Learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org. https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b2-reading/your-digital-footprint

TechAffinity. (2015). Small and medium businesses struggling with their Digital Footprint [Online]. In techaffinity.com. https://techaffinity.com/blog/small-and-medium-businesses-struggling-with-their-digital-footprint/

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