Digital
footprint is the traces or footprints we leave on our behalf online through our
email, Facebook, twitter, blogs, uploading videos or digital images or online
forum registration. With time we might forget about posting information online
but the information will be there for many years to come.
Recently, I
have become very aware about my online activity could affect my future carrier
and my security that I take great precaution what I post or what I said on
different social media. I have seen on the news people got fired from their
employment for what they wrote on Facebook or twitter, I have seen athletes
lose their endorsement for what they wrote or said on the social media. I have
also seen on the news teachers being lose their job because of the nude
pictures posted online when they were young.
The other
reason why I take great reservation from posting things online is the political
situation in my country Ethiopia. The government in Ethiopia has spies in
Europe and North-America to check on their diaspora what they post or said
about the government treatment of its people or corruption. I know some
Ethiopian in Canada and the USA who are
not allowed to enter Ethiopia to visit their family mainly due to their blogs
and postings on social media.
For my students I will always remind them how their today digital footprint will affect their life in years to come. This an interesting video for students by Steve Johnson.
Have a good Day.
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