Digital Footprints and the

Impact of Online
Navigation

Jennifer Wagner
Revised 1/2013
What are kids doing on line?
Digital Footprint
 Digital Footprint???

Simply put, a digital footprint is the amount of

content, whether it be words, photographs,
audio, or video, that is traceable back to a given
individual.

Parts of your digital footprint include photographs

uploaded to sites like flickr, blog posts attributed to
you on Blogger, video files you uploaded to YouTube,
posts you wrote on your friends' Facebook Walls, and
posts to your Facebook wall by your friends. Content
like this makes up your digital footprint.
• A recent survey from AVG, an online security
company, found that 81% of kids under the age of
2 have some kind of “digital footprint” online,
usually in the form of e-mail accounts, social
networking pages and photos posted on the Web.
http://www.mainstreet.com/article/smart-spending/technology/baby-steps-81-infants-have-digital-footp
rint
 Are You Aware……

28% of teens chat with people they don’t know in the

offline world

43% shared their first name

24% shared their email address
18% shared a personal photo of themselves
12% shared their cell phone number

http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3659
 Are You Aware……

Nearly 80% use the web to do research for school

assignments

Communicating and downloading content are the two

primary uses of the internet by young people

61% of kids play games online, including multiplayer

games.

69 % of 13-17 year olds have updated their status on

social networking sites to include their physical location.

http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3659
 Are You Aware….
87% of teens go online some other place than home
 coppa
COPPA is enforced by the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission. It requires U.S.-based websites that collect
personal information from people under the age of 13 to
obtain permission from parents or guardians before
asking for such data

Under 13-year-olds This website is not intended or

designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do
not knowingly collect personally identifiable data from, or
about, any person under the age of 13. If you are under
13 years old and wish to ask a question or use this site
in any way which requires you to submit your personal
information, please get your parent or guardian to do so
on your behalf.
 Facebook warning

No information from children under age 13. If you are

under age 13, please do not attempt to register for
Facebook or provide any personal information about
yourself to us. If we learn that we have collected
personal information from a child under age 13, we will
delete that information as quickly as possible. If you
believe that we might have any information from a child
under age 13, please contact us through this help page.

This is NOT to protect your child, this is to protect

Facebook
 CIPA

• The protection measures must block or filter Internet access to

pictures that are:
(a) obscene,
(b) child pornography, or
(c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by
minors)

• The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law

enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to
offensive content over the Internet on school and library
computers.
 WHAT KIDS BELIEVE

I can be
anonymous

I can permanently
delete

I know....
Choices
Together

P. A. R. E. N. T.
http://www.helium.com/debates/79734-sh
ould-parents-have-teens-myspace-and-fa
cebook-passwords
 What are your friends doing online?
What are the coolest or newest websites?
Will you show me your favorite sites?
How do you know this friend?
Where did they find this photo?

It’s not a matter of trust – it’s a matter of safety

 You do not need to……
Comment on your child’s facebook page
Add baby pictures to your 13 year old’s wall
Your child does not need to…
Share every thought.
Post pictures of friends
Share where they are at every moment
Blogging, Flickr, Scholarships, Awards,
Become an expert, Change the World

http://www.wsmv.com/community/23038382/detail.
html
 Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.
Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.
Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
Thou shalt not use or copy commercial software
for which you have not paid.
Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without
authorization. .
Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
Thou shalt think about the social consequences
of the program you write.
Thou shalt use a computer in ways that show
consideration and respect.
Disconnect To
Connect

http://vimeo.com/18955723
 It Is Not Just A One
Computer Household Anymore
Questions?
 Image credits:

suburbanbloke: www.flickr.com/photos/49333819@N00/723665503
Image: 'HO HO HO'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85966598@N00/98619313

Image: 'Yes! It's My Birthday! And It's My+Footprint+:D'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/475538963

Image: 'Central Park in the Fall' http://www.flickr.com/photos/95572727@N00/4481249207

Image: 'Grand Canyon Wrangler' http://www.flickr.com/photos/7202153@N03/4198114139

Image: 'Hiking Out From Rexford'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36543076@N00/182206645

Image: 'The misty forest' http://www.flickr.com/photos/83189681@N00/3015215842

Image: 'AFF Jump 1: Free & Clear' http://www.flickr.com/photos/30231516@N00/255980128

Image: 'Simon Sky Diving' http://www.flickr.com/photos/98933517@N00/423485388

Image: 'Steve's Skydive' http://www.flickr.com/photos/44392732@N00/3299373471

Image: 'Dessert Bar 2 - Il Barocco, Palazzo+Versace'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10559879@N00/2589205355

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/1058118792/

Image: 'Any Questions?' http://www.flickr.com/photos/93097232@N00/813966437

 Links
• http://www.mainstreet.com/article/smart-spending/technology/baby-steps-81-infan
ts-have-digital-footprint
• http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3659
• http://www.facebook.com/help/?safety#!/help/?safety=parents
• http://www.helium.com/debates/79734-should-parents-have-teens-myspace-and-f
acebook-passwords

• http://www.wsmv.com/community/23038382/detail.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ZrK2NryuQ&feature=player_embedded
• PACT: http://www.getgamesmart.com/PDF/PACT.pdf
• Online Safety: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/parents/childsafety/steps.aspx
• Questions:
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Q_Have_You_Checked/
• From Birth: http://jrsmith.blog.avg.com/2010/10/would-you-want-a-digital-
footprint-from-birth.html
• Parent control center: http://parentalcontrolcenter.com/help-your-children-
manage-their-online-privacy
• To Be or Not To Be ….. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/08/25/to-be-or-
not-to-be-my-kids-friend-on-facebook/
• Facebook For Parents: http://www.facebookforparents.org/
Digital Footprints and the
Impact of Online
Navigation

Jennifer Wagner
projectsbyjen.com