What's Your Digital Footprint?
Every Click Leaves a Trace.
Everything you do online leaves a trace — posts, comments, likes, searches, location check-ins, even things you've deleted. Together, these form your digital footprint: a permanent record that employers, universities, and bad actors can all access.
Studies show that 70% of employers screen candidates' social media before hiring, and over half have decided not to hire someone based on what they found. Your online presence is already part of your professional identity, whether you've thought about it that way or not.
Active vs. Passive Digital Footprints
Your digital footprint has two main layers:
Active footprint: things you deliberately share like posts, profile infor, photos, comments, reviews.
Passive footprint: data collected without you acitvely sharing like your location, browsing history, what you click on, how long you linger on a page, device info.
Remember: before sharing something online, consider who might see it now or in the future.
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What Does Your Footprint Look Like?
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ACTIVE FOOTPRINT
Things you deliberately share online
PASSIVE FOOTPRINT
Information collected as you use websites and apps
Your Digital Footprint Analysis
Moderate Footprint
This is an educational estimate based on your selected activities, not a measurement of all information available about you online.
Active vs. Passive
These percentages show the proportion of possible points selected in each category.
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