2. Researching Myself

I was really surprised with what showed up when I googled myself. There were instagram posts/pictures I thought I had kept private. You should always double check your social media to make sure it is all private.

3. Reflection of my Digital Footprint

Posting online is kind of the norm nowadays, especially with my generation. We are so attached to our devices that we feel lost without it. I have to be careful what I post on social media because it might affect me in the future. I have to think what I post, everything on the internet would never go away. I have to be positive with whatever I post online, this would affect how other people would perceive me just by seeing whatever I post online.

I have always set my privacy settings to my friends only and never public. This is to ensure that I could protect my online identity. And I don’t accept friends that I don’t actually know so as to limit who sees my post.

Future education: I know that with the digital world anyone can search you up, including teachers. I have to be careful when posting a comment, a picture etc. because anyone could see it. being mindful on what I do on the web would limit information about me.

Job and Career prospects: Future employers will now have the ability to find out about employee prospects even before they hire you. Even though there is some anonymity on the internet, your name is out there, and it maybe linked to some information you don’t want to share. And this might ruin your chances of getting hired.

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