Compléter Digital Citizenship( Digital_Footprints and Privacy)Version en ligne In this passage you will read a text about what is digital footprint and privacy and why we should pay attention to cookies and other terms to stay safe. par Peter Kamara 1 Every time you go online ? you leave a . The digital footprint we leave after browsing websites is called the internet footprint . These can be in form of what is commonly called " cookies " and most will ask you to accept the use of cookies before you can the site , without actually knowing what this means . With our digital footprint growing daily , more individuals find it challenging to manage their online identity and fully understand how sharing or a post can affect their future career or relationship with a loved one . Settings help you indicate whether or not you give consent for the collection , use and disclosure of your . Please be careful with your settings always ! If the settings are ignored , sometimes you can experience unpleasent events . For example , attacks are unwelcome attempts to steal , expose , alter , disable or destroy through unauthorized access to computer systems . That's why it's important to choose and set that you are comfortable with on all social media accounts , online services , devices and browsers . Always remember that digital can be searched , , copied , and most , are . It is said , " Internet is not in pencil " this calls us to be of our digital footprints all the time since they could someone later in life when they are like 80 years !