A digital footprint is a record of a person's interactions with the digital world that can be exploited, and it can impact people both positively and negatively depending on what their internet activity shows. Digital footprints can negatively affect people seeking jobs or college if their online activity shows things like cyberbullying others or being generally negative. While digital footprints can be deleted, traces will always remain, so people must be careful about how they interact online as it can have long term effects.

2. WHAT IS A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT?
A digital footprint is…
• “the record of your interactions with the digital world and how the data
that is left behind can be exploited”
-http://www.mydigitalfootprint.com/definition-of-digital-footprint-
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3. CAN IT AFFECT YOU?
Digital footprints can impact you in both positive and negative ways
depending on what your internet activity shows.

4. NEGATIVE AFFECTS
• If you’re/were cyber-bullying someone, and were applying for a job, you
may be turned down because you don’t work well with people.
• Colleges may reject you if you have negative internet activity.
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5. POSITIVE AFFECTS
• If you post something on the internet that will reflect on you well, like
artwork, or a paper you wrote, your digital footprint will show positive
side of you.

6. CAN YOU GET RID OF IT?
• You can delete it, but it will never be gone completely.
• There will always be a trace of it left.

7. SO…..
• Everything you put on the internet stays on the internet.
• It can affect you in the long run.
• Be careful about how you interact on the internet.
• Think before you post something.