Absolutely No Sense Radios Ep.3// Digital Footprint

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This is a school project on Digital Footprint & Reputation. TRANSCRIPT: ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Hello all. Welcome to another episode of Absolutely No Sense Radios. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴇʀ Today we will be learning about digital footprint, from Mr. Footprint himself. Let's give it up. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴇʀ ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Hi, large group of people. I'm so excited to talk about how I can influence job opportunities for many of y'all here tonight. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ɢᴀꜱᴘ ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Tell me about yourself, digital footprint ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Well, whether or not you’ll choose to acknowledge it, Pigcat, times are changing. You see, nowadays we have computers. Computers are- ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: I know what a computer is, Footprint. I'm not that old. Remember, I was born in 400 AD, NOT 400 BC. ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Right, right. Well, in these present times folks do a variety of things on their computers. And you’d be foolish to assume that whatever we do online, it’s all just immediately erased and forgotten. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Right. I would never think that. But how are digital feet involved in this? ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Excellent question. On the basis that our online is not erased, you may ask, where does the data go? Well, it doesn’t go on a vacation to Brazil, that’s for sure. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Right, it takes a trip to Japan. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Yeah, no. The data that a computer collects about you will add to what society has deemed a digital footprint. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: What kind of stuff makes up our digital feet? ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: A scary amount of data. Anything you post on social media or other online services, emails or texts you send, and your search history along with websites you visit. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ɢᴀꜱᴘ ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: So you’re saying, hypothetically, if I were to ever search up, “how to open a door”, that would be on my digital feet, for the sake of the question, forever? ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Yup, even if you delete it. What happens on Google’s servers, stays on Google’s servers. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Oh, no no. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: But hey, don’t worry! Only someone with great expertise could access deleted content, whether it be search history or social media, because it is stored on Google’s private servers. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: That’s relieving. For no reason of course. I have nothing to worry about either way. I am actually indifferent to this piece of information. ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Okay, then. Nice to know. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Why should I care about my digital feet? ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: According to recent studies, 70% of employers look up a potential employee’s footprint. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Haha, guess I don’t have to worry about that since I already have a job! But for my peasant viewers who may be unemployed, how does one ensure their employer is pleased with what they see? ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Start by searching your name up on Google. Let’s say you do this, and an inappropriate or offensive Tweet that you wrote 6 years ago pops up. Delete it. Like, immediately. Afterwards, do a deeper dive into your social media accounts. Delete anything that may paint you in a negative light. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: So basically, I should delete my entire social media account. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: Yup. I’ve seen your Facebook, Pigcat. It’s really bad. You’d be better off without it entirely. Question for you, what exactly was your thought process behind posting a video of you burning beanie babies while repeatedly screaming "they shall vanish"? ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: There wasn’t a thought process, plain and simple. Ahem. So. What’s your opinion on beanie babies, Mr. Footprint? ᴍʀ. ꜰᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛ: They shall vanish. ᴘɪɢᴄᴀᴛ: Indeed. ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ɢᴀꜱᴘ CUT