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Managing Your Digital Footprint

in Miscellaneous

The internet has been an extension of my life since around the fifth grade when our family acquired our first computer. It ran Windows 95 and had a dial-up connection. I quickly latched on to it claiming it as mine although I was forced to share it. I grew up being connected to the internet; as did everyone else in my generation.

Everyone these days has at least one online account if you have a smartphone or use a computer regularly. Our personal data floats around in the dark crevices of the interweb, and it can haunt us later in life if we are not careful about what we put out there. Keep your reputation in top-notch shape, and always protect your identity.

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