A digital footprint is the trails, traces or footprints that people leave online. This is information transited online such as; forum registration, e-mails, attachments, uploaded videos or digital images and any other form of transmission of information all of which leaves traces of personal information about yourself available to others online. In addition, websites are beginning to create extensive digital footprints through user profiles. For example, when you log in to google all you browsing history is stored and saved to tailor ads, etc to your browsing interest and trends. Digital footprints are creating a new marketing approach for companies.The major issue with digital footprints is privacy online. Particularly when dealing with school aged web users they may not be aware of what is safe or unsafe information to provide on the internet. The article "How Robb Lewis is helping web users erase their digital footprint with Justdelete.me website" is about the website Justdelete.me which helps users manage and erase their digital footprint.
Because our students can be vulnerable in the online it is important to educate them about their digital footprint and safety issues with use of the internet. The article "A Great Guide on Teaching Students About Digital Footprints" provides 7 methods to teach students about their digital footprint and protecting their privacy.
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