Digital footprint

Well what can I say. This really is scary stuff. When I googled myself my recent blogs relating to 23things digitsl came up third in the search results. A link to all my blogs were there for the world to see. Further down the search was an article relating to my social media (Facebook page) . Luckily the majority of my posts are 'private' so only family and friends can see them.
I was extremely surprised that all my internet actions leave some form of footprint eg,  online shopping , even using Google for research . This I found quite disturbing. When i download a file, watch a videa, visit a website, use everyday apps on my phone,even being tagged in someone elses posts. My life is not my own..I am glad there are certain thing I can do to help manage this like being more aware, making posts private, keeping my devices updated,making strong passwords etc.
Having a good understanding of digital footprints help us all in our personal and work life, by keeping all our online activity  relevant and confined to each subject.

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