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Computer Science · Digital Citizenship

Your Digital Footprint

Every site you visit, photo you post, and message you send leaves a trail of data. Because the internet rarely forgets, protect your info and think before you post.
👣You Leave a Trail
🌐 visit site 📷 post photo 💬 comment ❤️ like / share Digital Footprint
Each online action leaves a mark — together they make your digital footprint.
🔒Public vs. Private
📢PUBLIC
unlocked!
👀 Visible to anyone who looks
🔁 Can be screenshot, saved & shared
⚠️ Hard to fully erase — it's permanent
🛡️PRIVATE
locked 🔐
👨‍👩‍👧 Seen only by you or a chosen group
⚙️ You decide with privacy settings
✅ Keeps personal info safer
🎣Spot a Phishing Scam
📩 You get a surprise email or message IF it asks for a password or has a strange link? YES 🚫 Don't click — tell an adult NO ✅ Probably safe — but stay alert Phishing tries to TRICK you — when unsure, ask first!
🛡️Protect Yourself
🔑Use strong passwordsLong, hard to guess, and never shared with friends.
⚙️Check privacy settingsChoose who can see your posts and info.
🙈Guard personal infoKeep your name, address & birthday private.
🤝Be kind onlineTreat others with respect — never cyberbully.
🔑Key Terms
👣Digital Footprint The trail of information you leave from your online activity.
🎣Phishing A scam that tricks you into giving up info with fake messages.
⚙️Privacy Settings Controls that let you choose who can see your info.
😠Cyberbullying Using technology to repeatedly harm or harass someone.
🪪Personal Information Info that identifies you — name, address, phone, birthday.
♾️Permanent Once online, info can be hard or impossible to fully erase.
⭐ Remember: the internet rarely forgets — think before you post, because your digital footprint can last forever!
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