Your “Digital Tattoo”
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Introduction
Introduction
When you share information online, you are creating a “digital tattoo” because everything you contribute could have a permanent record. Online information can also be easily and quickly shared by others.
Your personal information online includes:
- Text, video, photos
- Name, address, phone number
- Sites you visit (or pages within a site)
- What you post yourself
- Comments and ratings on blogs and other sites
- What others post about you
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Conduct a Personal Search
Conduct a Personal Search
To find your digital tattoo, try searching your name and narrow the search to the country or city you live in. Use these search engines, directory, and social media sites.
If you are getting too many results place quotations around your name: “First Last”
You can also try these more specific online directories:
If you have a Facebook or Instagram account you can see how much information has been made public and then change your privacy settings:
Other Tips
- If you don’t like what you see, try deleting it yourself or contact the site administrator and politely ask them to remove the content.