Crafting+Your+Digital+Footprint



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 * Do you purposefully craft yours? Why or why not? **


 * "Yes and no, I purposefully craft my footprint by creating things like this Wiki, blogging, or posting. The part of my footprint that is not purposeful is the information that is collected about me: credit card activity, public video camera recording, shopping activity, black box car recordings, and the list goes on. Before this project, I had no idea that so much information was being "recorded" about by daily activity."


 * "I haven't began to purposefully craft my own digital footprint -- although I do think it's a good idea. I will start crafting my footprint to ensure that when someone looks me up, not only will they find random (and hopefully appropriate!) comments I've made on blogs, pages, etc., or recent credit card purchases, but they will also find things like my volunteer work, and such. I believe it's beneficial to have positive information associated with a "digital footprint," thus, it is important to craft it to include such content."


 * "I've never really thought about my digital footprint until this class! Now that I am aware of this, I am definitely being more conscious of my digital footprint and making decisions when necessary to craft my own."


 * "Absolutely! Technology scares me. Ok, so that may be a little rash, but I don't like the fact that friends can post photos of me on Facebook without my permission. Since I'm not a member, I can't ask for them to be deleted. I also don't like the fact that ex-boyfriends or annoying family members could essentially find out address and personal information online, just by Googling me. I'll be the first to admit that I can't remember the last time I had cash in my wallet, but I try to never shop in the same places consistently, and I shop online as little as possible. I also have as few accounts as possible, and I often use aliases. It may or may not make a huge difference, but I try to have as little information about me online as possible."

For more information on crafting //your// Digital Footprint, click here. [|Here is] a good link on creating a digital footprint.


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